Futuremark (now UL Benchmarks, part of Underwriters Laboratories)

Futuremark was a Finnish software company best known for creating PC and GPU benchmarking tools, most notably the 3DMark series used widely to evaluate graphics performance. Over the years the company produced a family of benchmarking products for consumer and professional use, including 3DMark (graphics/DirectX benchmarks), PCMark (system/PC performance), and other specialized workloads such as VRMark and mobile/embedded benchmarking tools. Futuremark builds synthetic workloads and test harnesses that are used by hardware reviewers, OEMs, and component manufacturers to compare and validate performance across platforms.

In 2014 Futuremark was acquired by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the benchmarking business now operates under the UL Benchmarks branding. Under UL, the 3DMark and related benchmarking products continue to be developed and maintained, with distribution through UL's Benchmarks website and stores. The products remain a standard part of consumer and professional bench...