Glad to hear, looking forward to it!

OMG something free from 3Dmark

Publicado originalmente por manKe:

OMG something free from 3Dmark

exactly.

Free?!

Awesome, thanks for all your hard work!

LINUX is finally supported!? :D :D <3

W devs

Normal Steel Nomad version for linux too, no only light version please!

I knew TS was on the way out when my last significant upgrade hit 100+fps average,

Have to say I've been really impressed with your guys' support lately. First you announce the new benchmark with Vulkan+Linux support, then someone asks about why Linux support is enterprise only and you respond with a real answer instead of treating the customer like a moron, and now you announce the benchmark is a free update and directly state that it is for Windows, Mac, and ~Linux~ . Very good to see this kind of support

Publicado originalmente por Squirrel Tolerance:

Have to say I've been really impressed with your guys' support lately. First you announce the new benchmark with Vulkan+Linux support, then someone asks about why Linux support is enterprise only and you respond with a real answer instead of treating the customer like a moron, and now you announce the benchmark is a free update and directly state that it is for Windows, Mac, and ~Linux~ . Very good to see this kind of support :slimehappy:

Aye it's been a real improvement tbh.

Just to temper expectations: We are working for "proper" Mac and Linux support, but it will not all be there in time for Steel Nomad launch. Current plan is that Mac will come first (sometime soon after Windows version) while Linux will come later in 2024. There is a lot of work remaining related to the UI and support for online functionality on these platforms that appears "simple" but actually is quite complex to do properly.

The workloads themselves already do run on Mac and Linux internally, but that is only part of the whole package and we would like these platforms to be more equal to Windows going forward. Just do not expect it all to happen instantly, it will take time.

Also we do not plan to port older tests to these platforms, so initially the pool of available tests will be limited. Only Steel Nomad and Steel Nomad Light has been confirmed at this time.

Future test availability on Mac or Linux depends on the technologies being used with each test - some things may only make sense on Windows, for example - but intention is to always have some tests that can be used to compare across platforms and to get the workloads as close to each other between DirectX, Vulkan and Metal as possible.

And just to be clear, Steel Nomad will work similar to Time Spy in that Steel Nomad and Steel Nomad light will be available in 3DMark Demo with just the default runs as the intention is that they will supersede Time Spy and Night Raid as the "primary" tests. Then anyone with any 3DMark Advanced Edition license (even just the oldest 3DM-ICF-) will have all custom options and Stress Test mode available for Steel Nomad and Steel Nomad Light.

Maybe add speedway to everyone as well since its surely not worth $5.

Thank you & Happy Christmas :)

Publicado originalmente por Raptor Jesus:

Maybe add speedway to everyone as well since its surely not worth $5.

I think this would be good too, or at least make it something like 99p to cover some costs, but so we don't feel ripped off ;)