Futuremark is shipping a new version of its vector graphics benchmark suite for handhelds. VGMark07 aims to provide “real-world” tests that enable handset manufacturers, ODMs (original design manufacturers), semiconductor companies, and network operators to make unbiased comparisons of OpenVG 1.0… API-enabled hardware and software.

Futuremark says VGMark07 targets devices that pass all tests for conformance with OpenVG, an accelerated 2D vector graphics specification administered by the Khronos Group. The OpenVG spec itself was designed for small-screen devices requiring high-quality text or graphics — such as navigation devices and mobile phones.

The VGMark07 suite can be used for testing both devices and applications with OpenVG-compliant APIs, according to the company. Touted tests and benefits include:

• User interface navigation
• Map-based navigation
• Feature tests:
  • Segment count
  • Fill rate
  • Path count
• Image quality tests:
  • Rendering
  • Anti-aliasing
• Configurable for a variety of resolutions and image quality settings

According to VP of mobile business Petri Talala, Futuremark has been “seeing a significant number of handset manufacturers implementing the OpenVG 1.0 API.” The company therefore created VGMark07 “to simulate the demanding workloads of vector graphic dependent applications,” adds Talala.

Khronos Group president Neil Trevett stated, “Effective benchmarking is essential for the commercial success of any graphics API.”

Availability

VGMark07 is distributed freely to the media, or via license to commercial users. It is available in binary format for popular embedded OSes, and as portable source code for OS porting purposes.

In addition to marketing benchmark suites, Futuremark also supplies conformance tests for some Khronos Group standards, including the recently announced OpenKode specification.

 
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