FurMark is a small OpenGL benchmark focused on fur rendering. The rendering algorithm is highly multipass (100 passes) and each pass (or layer) uses a GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language) vertex / pixel shader to make the hairs finer and finer. To increase the fur realism, two dynamic lights are used for self shadowing. The benchmark offers several options allowing the user to tweak the rendering: fullscreen / windowed mode, MSAA selection, window size, duration. The benchmark also includes a GPU Burner mode (stability test).

FurMark has been successfully tested on the following systems:

• Core 2 Duo 6600 / 2048M DDR2 / Windows XP SP2 / NVIDIA 8800 GTX PCI-Exp / Forceware 175.19
• AMD X2 3800+ / 2048M DDR2 / Windows XP SP2 / HIS Radeon HD 3870 PCI-Exp / Catalyst 8.6
• AMD X2 3800+ / 2048M DDR2 / Windows Vista / HIS Radeon HD 3870 PCI-Exp / Catalyst 8.6
• AMD X2 3800+ / 2048M DDR2 / Windows Vista / S3 Graphics Chrome 430 GT PCI-Exp / Latest graphics drivers