Expreview has published an interview with FutureMark’s vice president Oliver Baltuch. This interview is a little special since questions are asked by Expreview’s readers.
Read the complete interview HERE.
Question: There’s some points we have found that 3DMark lacks, for example, OpenGL benchmark, Sound Card features test, special test for mouse and keyboard (this will be great for hard-core FPS fans )
Answer: ID and the OpenGL committee already make a great benchmark for OpenGL, Quake and Viewperf. The others are covered by internal tests at manufacturers.
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Question: Why named “Vantage”?
Answer: As a benchmark, we have a unique Vantage point from which to view the competition. Also, I wanted a V to go with Vista.