DirectX 9.1??

RaveRod · Nov 27, 2002, 11:43 PM

I was reading my copy of PC Powerplay this month (Australian Magazine) and was suprised to find an article about DirectX 9.1.

They were saying that the new 9700 series supports DirectX 9.0 and is already outdated because of DirectX 9.1.

Does anyone have any more information on this?

What I want to know is, they've released RC1 of DirectX 9.0 but they have DirectX 9.1 in hiding? Why?

Malus · Nov 28, 2002, 04:55 AM

What features were added to 9.1 to make a 9700 obsolete? I wouldn't be too worried anyway; there aren't any DX9 games out yet and ATI will have a better card when the games start coming out.

Louie6666 · Nov 28, 2002, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by RaveRod
I was reading my copy of PC Powerplay this month (Australian Magazine) and was suprised to find an article about DirectX 9.1.

They were saying that the new 9700 series supports DirectX 9.0 and is already outdated because of DirectX 9.1.

Does anyone have any more information on this?

What I want to know is, they've released RC1 of DirectX 9.0 but they have DirectX 9.1 in hiding? Why?

They've probably got wrong end of stick ie Direct X 9 Rc1 = 9.1 lol

The Keeper · Nov 28, 2002, 09:03 PM

It has been said that DX9.0 will have very short lifespan, DX9.1 will be released in less than six months after 9.0.

Or so I have heard.

reefman5045 · Dec 1, 2002, 09:11 PM

Just like MS to release something that is not finished. I have also read that people, that have loaded Direct 9.0 are having problems with it and can not delete it from their systems. I will wait for the fix ver. before i load it or wait for a game that need it. I have a wait and see approace to this release.

Lock · Feb 23, 2003, 05:12 PM

Yep DX9.1 will be coming soon, new shading tools included I believe.

The beta hasnt even started yet tho

DriveEuro · Feb 23, 2003, 06:01 PM

What's the point in constantly updating this stuff when we haven't even seen games that are 9.X anyways..... Leave it up to MICROSUX!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 23, 2003, 06:30 PM

what about direct x 10? lol j/k ....will it ever stop ! LOL

nieves · Feb 24, 2003, 02:50 PM

I bet it will catch up pretty soon with the Office series in what regards version numbers...

Louie6666 · Feb 24, 2003, 05:22 PM

I'm glad I mostly use open gl, it still looks prettier to me & moves quicker, there again I'm still using a GF2mx

maybe as I upgrade I'll see the benefits of direct x9, but at moment the only difference I notice is dxdiag cube spinning quicker lol!

Alpha Male · Feb 24, 2003, 05:39 PM

Well when DX8.0 was released it was soon followed by DX8.1

This didn't hurt the geforce 3 range which were only DX8.0
In fact I don't think the Geforce 4 cards are DX8.1 capable becuase they can't do pixel shader 1.4 which is a DX8.1 feature.

DX9.1 will not make DX9.0 obsolete.
Anything new that is in DX9.1 will just be a more efficient version of something that is in DX9.0.
DX9.0 graphic cards will be able to do DX9.1 stuff just not as fast.

Nov 27, 2002, 11:43 PM	#1
RaveRod DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	DirectX 9.1?? I was reading my copy of PC Powerplay this month (Australian Magazine) and was suprised to find an article about DirectX 9.1. They were saying that the new 9700 series supports DirectX 9.0 and is already outdated because of DirectX 9.1. Does anyone have any more information on this? What I want to know is, they've released RC1 of DirectX 9.0 but they have DirectX 9.1 in hiding? Why?

Nov 28, 2002, 04:55 AM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	What features were added to 9.1 to make a 9700 obsolete? I wouldn't be too worried anyway; there aren't any DX9 games out yet and ATI will have a better card when the games start coming out. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

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Lock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	DirectX 9.1?? Yep DX9.1 will be coming soon, new shading tools included I believe. The beta hasnt even started yet tho

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	what about direct x 10? lol j/k ....will it ever stop ! LOL __________________

Nov 28, 2002, 09:03 PM	#4
The Keeper DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	It has been said that DX9.0 will have very short lifespan, DX9.1 will be released in less than six months after 9.0. Or so I have heard.

Dec 1, 2002, 09:11 PM	#5
reefman5045 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Just like MS to release something that is not finished. I have also read that people, that have loaded Direct 9.0 are having problems with it and can not delete it from their systems. I will wait for the fix ver. before i load it or wait for a game that need it. I have a wait and see approace to this release.

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nieves personality tweaker Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jormania Posts: 288 Rep Power: 0	I bet it will catch up pretty soon with the Office series in what regards version numbers... __________________

Feb 24, 2003, 05:22 PM	#10
Louie6666 Just One Sick-Lizard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 501 Rep Power: 0	I'm glad I mostly use open gl, it still looks prettier to me & moves quicker, there again I'm still using a GF2mx maybe as I upgrade I'll see the benefits of direct x9, but at moment the only difference I notice is dxdiag cube spinning quicker lol! __________________

Feb 24, 2003, 05:39 PM	#11
Alpha Male DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	Well when DX8.0 was released it was soon followed by DX8.1 This didn't hurt the geforce 3 range which were only DX8.0 In fact I don't think the Geforce 4 cards are DX8.1 capable becuase they can't do pixel shader 1.4 which is a DX8.1 feature. DX9.1 will not make DX9.0 obsolete. Anything new that is in DX9.1 will just be a more efficient version of something that is in DX9.0. DX9.0 graphic cards will be able to do DX9.1 stuff just not as fast.