Summary
3DMark06 is a DirectX 9 video card test. DirectX 9 is the most common minimum requirement for PC games. 3DMark06 includes DirectX 9 graphics card tests designed to measure gaming performance.3DMark06 is ideal for measuring the gaming capabilities of entry level laptops, notebooks and tablets or systems running Windows XP. With modern hardware you will get more relevant results by using 3DMark Vantage for DirectX 10 systems, or 3DMark 11 for DirectX 11 systems.
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