DirectX 10.1 Won't Require New Hardware
But you might want it though
Friday, August 17, 2007 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
There have been quite a few rumors on forums over the
past week that DirectX 10.1 will require users to purchase a new DX10 hardware.
Obviously this rumor got many people upset and got some people to believe they
will have to purchase another piece of hardware to use with Vista.
During a recent interview with Next-gen, Microsoft stated:
"DirectX 10.1 fully supports DirectX 10 hardware. No hardware support is being removed. It's strictly a superset. It's basically an update to DirectX 10 that extends the hardware functionality slightly."
There will be some new features with 10.1, so if you want those abilities, then you will need the new hardware. However, there is no need to upgrade your current setup otherwise.
MaxBlade
Reply #2 Friday, August 17, 2007 9:53 PM
Reply #2 Friday, August 17, 2007 9:53 PM
lol I think its a little more than that. Nice try though.
Astyanax
Reply #3 Saturday, August 18, 2007 12:31 AM
Uhm... no?
Reply #3 Saturday, August 18, 2007 12:31 AM
lol I think its a little more than that. Nice try though.
Uhm... no?
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Reply #1 Friday, August 17, 2007 4:28 PM
One of the main goals with DirectX 10 was the complete overhaul of the API in such a way as to have the core API never to leave the programmer in doubt about the user's hardware capabilities. So while new features may be added, they won't be added to the "core API" in such a way as to make all DX10-capable hardware completely incapable of rendering something "hot" and "new." This was the motivation behind the DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure) component of DirectX 10. It's, basically, a very low-level set of functionality that may change from version-to-version but, for the most part, is not something a programmer has to worry about. The DXGI is essentially just one level above the graphics driver in terms of abstraction.
There, NOW YOU KNOW! And knowing is half the battle.
And you should feel like more of a nerd just for reading this.