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How important is directx 10 over 10.1?

rapid64k

rapid64k

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Just wondering how important is Directx 10 over 10.1.
We all know that Nvidia said that directx 10.1 is not important yet Nvidia will be releasing a 10.1 card in the 4Q. (hmmm is this due to the 4800 series)
We also know that Nvidia cut short the run of directx 10.1 in AC due the ATI cards scaling better.
How important will directx 10.1 be to you in your next choice or GPU?
How many of you will choose a 4870 /4870x2 over a GTX280 due to directx 10.1
Price is not the criteria here only directx 10.1 as we already have price related threads doing the rounds and best bang for bucks doing the round.
 
KNiVES said:
They just announced DX11 so 10.1 is dead already.
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That was well written about and posted over numerous forums and has nothing to do with the question posed.

Can YOU buy a directx 11 card today.......let me guess no! you can buy a directx 10.1 game can you buy any directx 11 games?..........no.
so lets stick to the what you CAN buy today which is directx 10 and 10.1.
 
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rapid64k said:
That was well written about and posted over numerous forums and has nothing to do with the question posed.

Can YOU buy a directx 11 card today.......let me guess no! you can buy a directx 10.1 game can you buy any directx 11 games?..........no.
so lets stick to the what you CAN buy today which is directx 10 and 10.1.
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I read that all DX 10.1 cards were already compatible with DX11. New hardware would not be required. So yes, he can effectively buy a DX11 card today. On the games front, youre right; DX 10 even, over a year after launch still has few games.

The point I think the previous poster was trying to make, is that few developers will bother to code games for DX10.1 when 11 is literally around the corner in game development time. Thats if they were planning to code for DX10/10.1 and it depends on if DX11 is coming out for Vista.
 
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I think the OP's Topic reads backwards.

There is so far 1 Console Port out that's DX10.1 and that's Assassins Creed (or was Dx10.1) ;)

The 1st "pure from the ground up" DX10 game was supposed to be Alan Wake (not sure if still the case as its late).
 
Assassins Creed aint no console port.

It was always going to be a PC release & the lead platform but Ubisoft decided to spend an extra 6 months tweaking it & adding a few new features which is why it took a while to appear. PC version is vastly superior to the PS3/360 and does things the consoles struggle with like lots of AA + Vsync + quick loading times.

Sure its a consoley design but obviously hardly no one makes PC only games nowadays as the pirates are hurting the sales figures hence why most things are multiplatform designs with the PC usually being the strongest version.

4850/4870 also run the unpatched version of this game at very high speed with almost performance free AA (if you listen to Nvidia they would tell you the almost performance free AA & 20-25% FPS boost you get on the 4850-4870 is a bug yet funnily enough Nvidia are also using Dx10.1 tech on their upcoming DX11 cards).

Guess its only a bug when Nvidia are not able to match it:rolleyes:
 
Who gives a monkey's :rolleyes:, I can run it at 1920x1440 with FULL settings with high FPS on a Architecture that's 2 years old. ;)

I will not buy any of the current GPU's period.

The fact the game is locked to a 16:9 Ratio shows its Primary Console.
 
The whole dx10 transition was a mess. The only good thing about it was that the hardware was ace at running dx9 games.

As stated above, ati's new stuff is dx10.1 compliant (and dx11 will not require newer hardware or a new os) if you're worried about it.
 
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helmutcheese said:
The 1st "pure from the ground up" DX10 game was supposed to be Alan Wake (not sure if still the case as its late).
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That's correct. Wake had been designed with DX10 in mind from the start. In its very early conception it was going to be a DX10/Vista only game, but then someone with common sense came along.

As to where it's gone, who knows ... :confused:
 
Nice discussion guys, so would it be false economy to buy an Nvidia card (GTX280) - if the price was dropped to a ridiculous low price would anyone buy one?
 
rapid64k said:
That was well written about and posted over numerous forums and has nothing to do with the question posed.

Can YOU buy a directx 11 card today.......let me guess no! you can buy a directx 10.1 game can you buy any directx 11 games?..........no.
so lets stick to the what you CAN buy today which is directx 10 and 10.1.
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There are barely any Dx10 games available today and none show any real benefit over Dx9, so anyone buying a 280/4870 primarily for Dx10 games is a fool.

I bought mine mainly for better Dx9 performance at high resolutions, I don't even own any Dx10 games.

The next generation of GPU's will be Dx11 so like KNiVES said earlier don't expect Dx10 to make any significant impact in the gaming market, Microsoft's reluctantancy to give XP any Dx10 support has seen to that.
 
No idea why peeps + Nvidia are even talking about DX11 yet. It won't be out till late next year if I have read correctly.

To me, 10.1 isn't essential to product choice, but it is a nice bonus :) Certainly better than not having especially given that certain features actually speed up rendering :)

Matthew
 
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