LuxMark (GPU OpenCL Benchmark on LuxCoreRender)

LuxMark is a OpenCL cross-platform benchmark tool. The idea for the program was conceived in 2009 by Jean-Francois &Romang. It was intended as a promotional tool for LuxCoreRender (to quote original Jromang&words: "LuxRender propaganda with OpenCL"). The idea was quite simple, wrap SLG inside an easy to use graphical user interface and use it as a benchmark for OpenCL. After AnandTech adoption of SLG as OpenCL benchmark, the code was finally written by David &Bucciarelli. LuxMark has been widely used as OpenCL benchmark by AnandTech, Tom&Hardware, Vr-zone and many other sites. AMD has used LuxMark as one of the 5 GPU computing benchmarks to present the HD7970 and Apple used LuxMark to show the potential of the new Mac Pro.