Editing 3DMark (section)

{{Short description|Computer benchmarking tool}}
{{Infobox software
| title = 3DMark
| screenshot = 
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| developer = MadOnion.com (1998–2001)<br>[[Remedy Entertainment]] (1998–2001)<br>[[Futuremark]] (2002–2018)<br>[[UL (safety organization)|UL]] (2018–present)
| released = {{Start date and age|1998|10|28}}
| latest release version = v2.29.8294
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|09|10}}
| engine = [[Max Payne (video game)|MAX-FX]] (2000–2002)<br>[[DirectX]] (2002–2009)
| platform = [[Microsoft Windows]]<br>[[Android (operating system)|Android]] (since 2013)<br>[[iOS]] (since 2013)
| website = {{URL|https://www.3dmark.com/}}
}}
[[File:3DMark Result (CPU-Profile v1.1) 2024-12-02 09 44 25-Greenshot.png|thumb|Result after a CPU benchmark ("CPU Profile")]]
'''3DMark''' is a [[computer benchmark]]ing tool created and developed by [[UL (safety organization)|UL]] (formerly [[Futuremark]]), to determine the  [[Performance test (assessment)|performance]] of a computer's 3D graphic [[Rendering (computer graphics)|rendering]] and CPU workload processing capabilities. Running 3DMark produces a 3DMark score, with higher numbers indicating better performance. The 3DMark measurement unit is intended to give a normalized means for comparing different PC hardware configurations (mostly [[GPU|graphics processing unit]]s and [[CPU|central processing unit]]s), which proponents such as gamers and [[overclocking]] enthusiasts assert is indicative of end-user performance capabilities.

Many versions of 3DMark have been released since 1998. Scores cannot be compared across versions as each test is based on a specific version of the [[DirectX]] [[application programming interface|API]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmarkvantage/whatis3dmark/|title=What is 3DMark?|work=Futuremark Corporation}}</ref> 3DMark 11 and earlier versions, being no longer suitable to test modern hardware, have been made available as freeware by providing keys to unlock the full version on the UL website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://benchmarks.ul.com/legacy-benchmarks|title=Futuremark Legacy Benchmarks – Benchmarks by UL Solutions|access-date=2023-01-07}}</ref>