3DMARK gains Windows-on-ARM support for several benchmarks

3DMARK’s high-end PC benchmarks now support Windows-on-ARM

UL Benchmarks has officially added Windows-on-ARM support to its highest-end PC benchmarks, 3DMARK Port Royal and 3DMARK Speed Way. Alongside these benchmarks, Windows-on-ARM support has also been added to 3DMARK’s DirectX 12 Feature Tests.

This update landed earlier this month on June 3rd, two days after Nvidia’s reveal of RTX Spark, the company’s upcoming Windows-on-ARM processors. These CPUs feature an ARM-based CPU and Nvidia Blackwell graphics.

Clearly, UL Benchmarks is responding to the release of these new gaming-capable Windows-on-ARM processors. 3DMARK Speed Way and Port Royal are both high-end PC benchmarks that utilise DirectX Raytracing. Now, these benchmarks now natively support Windows-on-ARM. Furthermore, UL Benchmarks has added an indicator that can tell users if ARM benchmarks are run natively or using x64 emulation.

3DMark Windows 2.32.8871 — June 03, 2026

This is a minor update. Benchmark scores are not affected.

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This update adds Windows-on-Arm support to multiple 3DMark benchmarks and feature tests.

• Added Windows-on-Arm support to the following Benchmarks
  • Speed Way
  • Port Royal
• Added Windows-on-Arm support to the following DirectX 12 feature tests:
  • Mesh Shader feature test
  • Sampler Feedback feature test
  • DirectX Raytracing feature test
  • PCI Express feature test
  • VRS feature test
• Added an indicator to the 3DMark on Windows UI on Arm devices that displays whether a benchmark is running natively or via x64 emulation.
• Added an option to select between native Windows-on-Arm and x64-emulated custom runs on Arm devices for users with 3DMark for Enterprise or 3DMark Reviewers’ licenses.

– UL Benchmarks

If nothing else, this update to 3DMARK highlights Nvidia’s power in the PC market. Windows-on-ARM support for these 3DMARK benchmarks was not added after the launch of Qualcomm CPUs for Windows; it only happened after Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark.

With these benchmarks and DirectX 12 Feature Tests, Nvidia will be able to demonstrate the gaming performance of its RTX Spark chips using a 3rd-party utility. This will be a big step towards proving Windows-on-ARM’s capabilities within the gaming space. However, it is worth noting that Nvidia RTX Spark laptops will be incredibly expensive. These laptops will primarily target AI users and workstation users. It also remains to be seen how well Nvidia’s ARM-based CPUs work when playing existing PC games.

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