NVidia Follows AMD in DX10.1
Hey guys! Icarus here, with more information and help for you today!
Thinking of buying a new GT200 videocard? Well, wait just a bit longer, because DX10.1 is right around the corner for all of you NVidia fans and fanboys alike.
Yes, NVidia is FINALLY implementing DX10.1, along with new 40nm GPU processors for all GT200 series GPUs.
Now what does this mean to you?
Well, it can mean one of few things:
1. NVidia GT200 GPUs will finally match AMD’s GPUs with 10.1
2. A slight increase in performance
So let’s get started!!
1. NVidia GT200 vs AMD RV700
AMD has had DX10.1 implemented for a while now, and results have been pretty good. Some GPUs outmatch NVidia, and some say that it’s all thanks to DX10.1
I do not know how big of a difference there is between DX10 and DX10.1(except for the .1 increase in number… never got why they do that), but I have seen benchmarks where AMD’s RV700 series GPUs gave NVidia a pretty good beating in games that supported DX10.1.
Unfortunately, NVidia seems to have some behind-the-scenes talk with game companies, and some companies broke down in the pressure and took out the DX10.1 compatability from their games.
But now that NVidia is finally making a move on DX10.1, they’ll have to put it in!
2.Slight Increase in Performance
For a number of reasons including mandatory x4 Anti-Aliasing, 32-bit floating point, and other technical jargon, it gives slight performance increase over DX10.1.
DX10.1 is a series of extensions from DX10, and it was released to give better graphics control to programmers.
So this extension wasn’t meant to directly favor the consumer; it was released to give benefits to programmers.
However, in the process, we got some benefits because programmers have more control, and more control means(usually) better graphics and more realistic details.
Well, that’s all I got for today! Hope you enjoyed my post!
Please, PLEASE remember to comment!!!!! I love criticism, more information/analysis, and suggestions on what hardware you want me to review!! I’m still waiting on you!
Cheers!
~| Icarus
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