Basemark
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What is Basemark?
Basemark is a software and services company focused on augmented reality, advanced visualizations, and high-performance graphics for mission-critical applications, especially in automotive and other demanding industries. Its core products are built around automotive-grade AR and HMI development, with Rocksolid described as a full software suite for rapid AR and HMI development and deployment.
The website positions Basemark as a specialist in real-time graphics that work in moving vehicles and other complex environments. It emphasizes features like immersive AR overlays that stay anchored to the world, automatic avoidance of occluding safety-critical information, lag-free experiences designed to reduce motion sickness, and support for running across multiple in-vehicle displays.
Basemark also offers benchmarking and evaluation tools. BATS, the Basemark Automotive Test Suite, is presented as a tool for evaluating automotive SoCs, while Basemark GPU is described as a professional GPU benchmark for measuring graphics performance across mobile and desktop platforms. The company also mentions Power Board and Basemark Web 3.0 as additional performance comparison tools.
The site suggests the product set is aimed at automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, SoC and IP companies, and teams building AR, ADAS, HMI, cockpit systems, and other performance-sensitive applications. In addition to software, Basemark provides professional services and turnkey support for series production projects, including support for existing team setups.
Basemark pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
The website does not publish a standard public price list for Rocksolid, BATS, or professional services. It presents Rocksolid as a commercial software suite, BATS as an evaluation tool with early access mentioned, and Basemark GPU as a product with commercial and business licensing options, while also noting a free consumer app version for Basemark GPU and asking commercial users to contact sales for licensing details.
Basemark pros
- Automotive-grade AR focus
- Built for moving vehicle environments
- Rocksolid includes design studio, SDK, and runtimes
- Anchors AR content to real-world objects
- Helps avoid occluding critical road information
- Designed to reduce motion sickness
- Supports low-end chips
- Works across multiple in-vehicle displays
- Cross-platform rendering and compute approach
- API-agnostic architecture
- Small memory footprint emphasis
- Fast startup time emphasis
- Supports rapid AR and HMI deployment
- BATS targets automotive SoC evaluation
- Basemark GPU compares graphics performance across APIs
- Professional services for series production projects
- Used with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers
- Supports AR, ADAS, and HMI development
Basemark cons
- Focused mainly on automotive and mission-critical use cases
- Not built for generic consumer AR apps
- Requires integration work for embedded systems
- Commercial pricing is not publicly listed
- BATS appears to require early access or direct contact
- Professional services may be needed for full deployment
- Best suited to teams with hardware and graphics expertise
- Benchmarks are specialized, not broad-purpose tools
- Some product details are only available through sales contact
Frequently asked questions about Basemark
What is Basemark mainly known for?
Basemark is mainly known for automotive-grade augmented reality, HMI software, and performance evaluation tools. Its site highlights Rocksolid for AR/HMI development, BATS for automotive SoC benchmarking, and Basemark GPU for graphics performance measurement.
What is Rocksolid?
Rocksolid is Basemark’s software suite for rapid AR and HMI development and deployment. The website describes it as a design studio, SDK, and runtime package that helps teams build immersive applications for mission-critical environments.
Who is Rocksolid designed for?
Rocksolid is aimed at automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and teams building in-vehicle AR and HMI experiences. The site also positions it for other demanding environments where performance, reliability, and portability matter.
What problem does Basemark say its AR tools solve?
Basemark says traditional AR tools were not built for automotive use and often do not perform well in moving vehicles. Its tools are meant to keep AR content stable in the driver’s field of view, avoid hiding safety-critical road information, and provide a lag-free experience that reduces motion sickness.
What is BATS?
BATS is the Basemark Automotive Test Suite. Basemark presents it as a tool for evaluating automotive SoCs using workloads built around realistic automotive HMI use cases rather than gaming-style graphics benchmarks.
What does Basemark GPU do?
Basemark GPU is described as a professional GPU evaluation tool and benchmark. It measures graphics performance across APIs such as Vulkan, OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenGL 4.5, DirectX 12, and Metal 2 on mobile and desktop platforms.
Does Basemark offer professional services?
Yes. The site says Basemark provides professional services for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, including turnkey support for series production projects and support that can complement an existing team.
Is there a free version of any Basemark product?
Basemark GPU has been described as available as a free consumer app, while commercial and business usage uses licensing options. The website does not show a free tier for Rocksolid or BATS on the pages reviewed.
Which industries does Basemark target beyond automotive?
The website mentions industrial settings and other complex environments, not just cars. It also refers to advanced visualization and high-performance graphics for mission-critical applications across automotive and other industries.
How should a company buy Basemark products?
The site indicates that commercial customers should contact Basemark directly for sales, licensing, demos, or project discussions. It emphasizes direct engagement rather than self-serve online checkout for the main enterprise products.