October will be a big ray tracing month

Every year, Futuremark, now part of UL Labs and simply known as “UL,” added new benchmark tests to its iconic 3DMark. Each test was designed for a specific class of hardware or a particular API. Since 2013, they’ve added tests that use DirectX 12, tests that run at 4K, tests for notebooks, tablets, and smartphones, as well as new features like stress testing and an API Overhead test. The company is in the process of developing two new tests that will take 3DMark into new areas. One features real-time ray tracing. The other is for the new category of Always