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Kishonti Informatics, the worldwide leader of mobile performance benchmarking, has announced availability of the beta versions of GBenchmark Pro and GLBenchmark HD – 3D performance benchmarks for OpenGL ES compatible Brew, Linux, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices. The new benchmarks not only measure OpenGL ES 1.0 and 1.1 application performance, but also let direct comparison of native OpenGL ES and Java based mobile 3D implementations. The final versions of the applications will be released this autumn.
Portability
Portability is a key for successful benchmarking software and is always the most important target for Kishonti Informatics. Its JBenchmark performance measurement applications have been successfully run on 750 different mobile Java (Java ME) devices. The new GLBenchmark series of native benchmarks were built on the same philosophy, supporting all major native mobile platforms like Brew, Linux, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
Java 3D vs. native OpenGL ES performance
As GLBenchmark HD uses absolutely the same graphical scene and resources as JBenchmark HD, the successful 3D benchmark for Java Mobile 3D Graphics (M3G), these two applications can be easily used to compare the real world performance of native and Java based 3D implementations. As the high performance mobile Java 3D engines use OpenGL ES for underlying rendering, these measurements will also help finding bottlenecks in current Java 3D engines.
OpenGL ES 1.0 vs. 1.1 performance
GLBenchmark Pro is a high quality 3D gaming benchmark using the most powerful real-time rendering techniques of OpenGL ES 1.1, like Vertex Buffer Objects, Matrix Palette Skinning and Point Sprites, which are not available on most consumer devices. To make the benchmark compatible with all OpenGL ES devices, there’s a special “1.0 run mode”, where all the missing extensions are omitted and software emulated. This feature can be effectively used to compare OpenGL ES 1.0 and 1.1 performances on the same device.
Result database
Kishonti Informatics owns and publishes the world’s largest performance database for mobile Java devices. Now this successful collection will be extended to native performance results, as GLBenchmark series will contain similar result upload functionality as all our Java benchmarks.
Availability
GLBenchmark HD and Pro is currently available in beta version. Source code is available for licensing for development partners. Those interested in trying the beta software should visit GLBenchmark.com. General availability is scheduled for this autumn.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
