Half-Life 2 DirectX Comparison

BWX · Nov 24, 2004, 03:39 PM

"The game scales very well, and as Valve proclaimed its even compatible with ancient DirectX 7 cards like an NVIDIA TNT. (Believe it or not, it's still a fine looking game in that mode.)"

"We see mail everyday wondering how well the game will look on these older cards, or if someone with a GeForce FX 5900 should pick up a cheap RADEON 9600 Pro to run the game in DirectX 9.0, even if the framerate difference will be negligible over the 5900's DirectX 8.1 rendering."

"We've taken a boatload of screenshots to compare the four main rendering types, DirectX 7.0, DirectX 8.0, DirectX 8.1 and DirectX 9.0, and put them side-by-side for your viewing pleasure"

http://gear.ign.com/articles/567/567437p1.html

Vikingod · Nov 24, 2004, 03:58 PM

I saw that a while ago. I think it is amazing how well this game is optimized. Even my mobility radeon 9000 runs this game at 60 fps with DX 8.1. I just love this game.

Nov 24, 2004, 03:39 PM	#1
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Half-Life 2 DirectX Comparison "The game scales very well, and as Valve proclaimed its even compatible with ancient DirectX 7 cards like an NVIDIA TNT. (Believe it or not, it's still a fine looking game in that mode.)" "We see mail everyday wondering how well the game will look on these older cards, or if someone with a GeForce FX 5900 should pick up a cheap RADEON 9600 Pro to run the game in DirectX 9.0, even if the framerate difference will be negligible over the 5900's DirectX 8.1 rendering." "We've taken a boatload of screenshots to compare the four main rendering types, DirectX 7.0, DirectX 8.0, DirectX 8.1 and DirectX 9.0, and put them side-by-side for your viewing pleasure" http://gear.ign.com/articles/567/567437p1.html __________________

Nov 24, 2004, 03:58 PM	#2
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	I saw that a while ago. I think it is amazing how well this game is optimized. Even my mobility radeon 9000 runs this game at 60 fps with DX 8.1. I just love this game.