Comparison

3DMark vs Xtreme Tuner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

3DMark

Benchmark your iOS device to measure and compare its graphics performance. Test the latest iPhones and iPads with various demanding game-like scenes, including ray tracing, to understand real-world gaming capabilities and track performance changes over time.

Highlights
  • GPU performance testing
  • Ray tracing benchmarks
  • Gaming workload simulations
  • Cross-platform comparisons
  • Stress testing for sustained performance
  • Device performance rankings
  • Performance change tracking
Features
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Test and compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads with this free and easy-to-use benchmarking app. 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme is a ray-traced gaming benchmark, designed to test the graphics performance of high-end iPhones and iPads. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light is our heaviest non-raytracing benchmark for iOS. Steel Nomad Light lets you compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads in heavy gaming workloads. Run 3DMark Solar Bay to compare the latest iOS devices that support gaming with real-time ray tracing. Ray tracing is a new technology in games that is used to produce far more realistic lighting. It has three sections with increasingly higher ray tracing workloads, helping you understand how enabling ray tracing will affect your device’s gaming performance. 3DMark Wild Life is a cross-platform benchmarking app for comparing the performance of the latest smartphones and tablets. Use 3DMark Wild Life Extreme to test and compare the latest iPhones and iPads as well as Apple Mac computers with the M1 chip. Or run the original Wild Life benchmark to test older iPhone and iPad models. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, Solar Bay, Wild Life, and Wild Life Extreme offer two ways to test your device: a quick benchmark that tests instant performance and a longer stress test that shows how your device performs under longer periods of heavy load. 3DMark benchmarks measure GPU performance by rendering a demanding game-like scene in real-time. The faster the scene runs, the higher your benchmark score. With its charts, lists and rankings, 3DMark gives you unique insights into the performance of your device. - Measure the GPU performance of your iPhone and iPad. - Compare your score with others from the same model. - See how your device compares with the latest models. - See how performance changes with each iOS update. - Search, filter and sort the in-app rankings to compare popular devices. 3DMark is a free app. There are no ads or in-app purchases. Download it today and join millions of people who choose 3DMark for accurate and impartial benchmark results. This app is for non-commercial use only. - Business users, contact UL.BenchmarkSales@ul.com for licensing. - Members of the press, please contact UL.BenchmarkPress@ul.com.

About

Xtreme Tuner

Easily connect to your GALAX Graphics Card to monitor performance, adjust settings, and overclock. Offers one-click options for beginners and advanced controls for experienced users, with real-time parameter monitoring and RGB effect adjustments.

Highlights
  • Connect via QR code or IP address
  • One-click and advanced overclocking
  • Real-time graphics card monitoring
  • Remote RGB and fan speed control
  • System status snapshot sharing
Features
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[Features] 1. Connect: Connect to your GALAX Graphics Card easily by scanning the QR code in Xtreme Tuner Software , or enter your IP address manually. 2. Overclock: Supports both 1-Click OC for beginners and advanced overclocking for experienced users. 3. Monitor: Wirelessly monitor your GALAX Graphics Card graphics card parameters in real time, supports both vertical and horizontal viewing. 4. Control: Remotely adjust RGB effects and fan speed. 5. Share: Takes a snapshot of your current system status and share your results on your favorite social media platform. [About GALAX] Founded in 1994, GALAXY has built its reputation as the behind-the-scenes designer and manufacturer of many of the most popular OEM-branded graphic card products on the market. We are dedicated to creating a custom user experience and believe that each of our products needs to fit its owner, not the other way around. What we make is not merely the product of focus group tests, but rather the results of observing and honoring the way individuals choose to interact with technology. Since 2000 we have introduced numerous critically-acclaimed product series, "Hall of Fame" The aim of HOF is simple: To make a series of graphics cards with the best components available that is able to enter the 3DMark Hall Of Fame. [Tag] 1-Click OC; System monitor; RGB; Fan; GALAX, Xtreme Tuner; XT; What’s your Game; HOF; Hall Of Fame

Screenshots

3DMark4 screens
Xtreme Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3DMark at 4.1 against Xtreme Tuner's 2.0. 3DMark also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 23%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Xtreme Tuner's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3DMark holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of 3DMark's written reviews are positive against 23% of Xtreme Tuner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3DMark ships an update every 2 months, Xtreme Tuner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
3DMark versus Xtreme Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3DMarkXtreme Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (73 ratings) — better2.0 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews — better23.3% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.Galaxy Microsystems Ltd.

Customer experience

3DMark

All ratings72 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative34.4%

Xtreme Tuner

All ratings23 ratings
Positive21.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative73.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.7%

In-app purchases

None

3DMark

No in-app purchases

None

Xtreme Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3DMark free?
3DMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xtreme Tuner free?
Xtreme Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3DMark or Xtreme Tuner?
3DMark is rated higher. 3DMark averages 4.1 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Xtreme Tuner averages 2.0 from 23 ratings.
Do 3DMark or Xtreme Tuner have ads?
Neither 3DMark nor Xtreme Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3DMark or Xtreme Tuner?
3DMark ships an update every 2 months, and Xtreme Tuner every 5 months. Most recently, 3DMark was updated on October 17, 2026 and Xtreme Tuner on October 16, 2026.

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