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The Future Release of DX 10?

Started by anoobrew , Jan 05 2006 07:31 PM

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anoobrew

Posted 05 January 2006 - 07:31 PM

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Will DX 10 render all current graphics cards outdated or will their be updates so that current video cards utilize it?

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Neil Jones

Posted 06 January 2006 - 06:28 AM

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Doesn't affect the video cards in the slightest.

It's just newer technology which has always been backwards compatible with older cards that can't use the newer features of the new DirectX.

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warriorscot

Posted 06 January 2006 - 06:56 AM

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It is backwards compatible but its been designed to match up with the changes in gfx card architecture and rendering models, DX9 cards now wont be able to take advantage of the improvemments from dx 10 but they will still be able to use it.