It is the APC’s belief that end users of graphics applications will benefit greatly from a broad-ranging set of benchmarks focusing on the graphics portions of applications in CAD/CAM/CAE, visualization, simulation, industrial design, animation, AEC and games. The APC group wants to work directly with user groups to develop benchmarks that reflect the real-world work of graphics users. Here are some of the benefits user groups will receive from working with the APC Group:

• Participation in the development process to ensure that benchmarks reflect real-world user experience.
• Access to beta versions of benchmarks to test how your application performs on different hardware systems.
• Recognition by APC members of your group’s role in developing the benchmark.
• Positive marketing exposure in the trade press and on the GPC Group’s popular Web site for your group’s contribution.
• Positive marketing exposure for your group’s work through the use of the benchmark as a worldwide industry standard.

Contact the APC project group to discuss how we can work together to make your group’s application become the basis for a worldwide benchmarking standard.