Basemark VRScore, the first benchmark designed solely for virtual reality

Robert Sole 31 January 2017

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Basemark launches the Basemark VRScore benchmark software, which is designed to test equipment with virtual reality glasses, to find out what the performance of our equipment is compared to others.

Those who want to change their equipment to adapt it to the demands of virtual reality, the normal thing is to look for the minimum specifications of the manufacturers of this type of device. This is a good option, as a starting point, but if we want to know if our team will measure up, we would need to make a comparison between teams using some specific benchmark software for virtual reality. Basemark has arranged the Basemark VRScore PC, to make the comparison.

The reference for VR is DirectX 12, as a support, allowing users to analyze using the VRScore PC, which will measure the performance of the equipment and analyze the presentation performance and latency with the HMD mounted. This project has been developed by Basemark and CryTek, which has been baptized as VRScore, has been developed under CryTek's CryEngine and a performance measurement system developed by Basemark, using game systems and programming techniques designed for commercial games.

To measure Basemark latency accuracy on the HMD, using a patent-pending measurement tool that has been named VRTrek. This utility measures the amount of frame loss, duplicate frames, and photon latency. Basemark VRScore PC will come in three different versions, one for Media, a Corporate and a Corporate Premium, with different functionalities in each of the versions.

During Q2 2017 a free and professional version will arrive. The free version is intended for home use, which offers the possibility and evaluation of the users' computers that have virtual reality, while the professional version allows the customization of the tests, providing some data on the information and detailed breakdown analysis.

Basemark VRScore PC is fully DirectX 11 compliant, allowing desktop and HMD comparisons to be made, but these comparisons cannot be made with DirectX 12 based on bandwidth.