Real World DirectX 10 Performance: It Ain't Pretty @ AnandTech

Vikingod · Jul 5, 2007, 05:29 PM

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When it was drafted, DirectX 10 promised to once again change the way developers approach real-time 3D graphics programming. Not only would graphics hardware be capable of executing short custom programs (called shaders) on vertices and fragments (pixels), but developers would be able to move much more high-level polygon work to the GPU through geometry shaders. Pulling polygon level manipulation off the CPU opens up a whole host of possibilities to the developer.

mike2h · Jul 5, 2007, 05:47 PM

good article. why i am waiting for 2nd gen dx10 hardware. that & my 7950gx2 does just fine right now

OmegaRED · Jul 5, 2007, 07:06 PM

The bonus of DX10 hardware is that it crushes DX9 games, which the article says will be the norm for several more years.

Jul 5, 2007, 05:29 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Real World DirectX 10 Performance: It Ain't Pretty @ AnandTech Source: AnandTech ___________ When it was drafted, DirectX 10 promised to once again change the way developers approach real-time 3D graphics programming. Not only would graphics hardware be capable of executing short custom programs (called shaders) on vertices and fragments (pixels), but developers would be able to move much more high-level polygon work to the GPU through geometry shaders. Pulling polygon level manipulation off the CPU opens up a whole host of possibilities to the developer.

Jul 5, 2007, 05:47 PM	#2
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	good article. why i am waiting for 2nd gen dx10 hardware. that & my 7950gx2 does just fine right now __________________

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	The bonus of DX10 hardware is that it crushes DX9 games, which the article says will be the norm for several more years. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs