UL Solutions announced the launch of a new version of 3DMark performance evaluation software, which will includeA test project called Solar Bay, allowing users to compare Windows and Android platform devices using the same test benchmarkReal-time ray tracing computing performance.
As companies like Qualcomm and MediaTek begin integrating real-time ray tracing into their mobile processors, and as a result, many mobile games are also incorporating real-time ray tracing capabilities, the 3DMark Solar Bay benchmark allows users to more easily evaluate the real-time ray tracing performance of Android devices, and even compare performance with Windows devices equipped with the same real-time ray tracing capabilities using the same benchmark.
The Solar Bay benchmark is based on the Vulkan 1.1 API and utilizes two new test procedures: "Port Royal" and "Speed Way." These include the addition of more than three scenarios and more than doubling the linear test scale at each stage to measure the device's real-time ray tracing performance.
A single run of the Solar Bay test takes approximately 20 minutes, and the results are displayed graphically, allowing users to determine the device's specific performance. The benchmark also allows users to more easily measure the performance differences in real-time ray tracing between Android and Windows devices.
3DMark is currently available for free download from the Google Play Store, while the Windows version is priced at $34.99. If you have previously paid for the Windows version or downloaded the Android version, you can get the newly added Solar Bay test items through the update.
