Thermal Grizzly works closely with PC enthusiasts and the overclocking community to push PC hardware to its limits. So called benchmarks are used to verify and compare tuned hardware. For graphics cards, 3DMark benchmarks have been the gold standard since 1999, and new versions are regularly developed to keep pace with technological progress.
A collaboration between Thermal Grizzly and UL Solutions, the developers behind the new 3DMark benchmark, aims to help the PC enthusiast community stay equipped with the necessary tools for benchmarking high-end PC hardware in the long term. This collaboration underscores the PC community’s role as a driving force in the development of software and hardware. By working together, Thermal Grizzly and UL Solutions are laying the foundation for a long-term commitment to sustaining the PC DIY segment.
As the first official sponsor, Thermal Grizzly is supporting the most demanding 3DMark benchmark to date, which will push current and upcoming graphics cards to their limits. The upcoming flagship benchmark for path tracing in the ultra-high-end segment includes tests with AI-based upscaling and frame generation, as well as a native 4K mode. It is the first 3DMark benchmark with full ray-traced lighting: all lighting, such as direct, indirect, shadow, and volumetric light, is calculated in real time. Tests with AI upscaling and frame generation, as well as a native 4K mode, are features of the new upcoming 3DMark benchmark.
A first demo video of the benchmark, which is still in development, was shown exclusively as a world premiere at our booth at Computex 2026. The demo video has already been shared by various media outlets, and we would now like to show it here as well: