14 DAY TRIAL // Futuremark, the company behind the world’s most popular benchmark 3D Mark has just confirmed it will release its application for Android devices sometime next year.
Furthermore, the developer announced that it had already started development of 3DMark for Android, which is mainly aimed at Android tablets.
In addition, Futuremark invites any company that activates in the Android-powered smartphones and tablets manufacturing industry to join its Benchmark Development Program (BDP), allowing for a better development of the benchmark.
Perhaps later than expected, Futuremark decided to go Android with its benchmark hoping that the tablets market will grow even more in the coming years.
3D Mark will probably become the main tool for measuring the gaming performance and power of any Android device.
Although 3DMark for Android is a working title, the developer already unveiled some of the features that will be available in the final version.
With 3D Mark for Android, users will be able to measure gaming performance using rendering, CPU and physics tests. In addition, the complementary online service will be provided in order to compare result between Android devices.
According to Futuremark, the application features amazing real-time graphics that stresses the OpenGL ES API to the limit. It is also worth mentioning that all results will be comparable with 3DMark for Windows 8.
Futuremark does not reveal any exact release date for the benchmark, instead it says that 3D Mark Benchmark for Android is expected to be released sometime in 2012.
“Since 1998, the PC industry has relied on 3DMark to accurately measure gaming hardware performance. In 2012 we will bring 3DMark to the Android platform with a professional grade benchmark that can be trusted by manufacturers, suppliers and vendors to provide the definitive measure of gaming performance on Android while showcasing the very best in real-time graphics and effects,” said Jukka Mäkinen, CEO of Futuremark.