DirectX 10 Question..

[AzureDespair]

Umm.. How do you know if your computer has DX 10?
Do you have to have a certain graphics card or what..

 

[Eternal Rest]

You have to have Vista to have DX10.

 

[AzureDespair]

I have Vista. So It's just built in?

 

[meanman]

yes its built in but to take advantage of it you need a graphics card that will work with dx10 something like the 8800gt,

 

[adarsh]

This is not a thread hijack, but does nVidia GeForce GO 7400 use DX 10? I'm asking because my laptop has this GPU. Can you recommend a better card?

 

[PabloTeK]

Any of the nVidia 8000, ATi 2000 & 3000 cards can run DX10, the ATi 3000 cards can run DX10.1.

 

[adarsh]

Thanks for your reply

 

[Kornowski]

The new 8 series cards like the GT and the new GTS can also run DX 10.1

 

[Geoff]

Any video card in combination with Vista will support DirectX10 at the software level, however only the nVidia 8 series, ATI 3X series, and whatever Intel is offering fully supports DX10.

 

[Cleric7x9]

The new 8 series cards like the GT and the new GTS can also run DX 10.1

im pretty sure the 8800GT does not have support for dx10.1

 

[Geoff]

im pretty sure the 8800GT does not have support for dx10.1

No I believe it does, as far as I know any video card that supports PCI-E 2.0 also supports DX10.1

 

[Kornowski]

There isn't really a big difference between 10 and 10.1 is there?

 

[adarsh]

It's just an update to 10. Not much change can be expected. Two of my friends run 10 and 10.1 but I couldn't notice the difference.

 

[Geoff]

There isn't really a big difference between 10 and 10.1 is there?

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2168429,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532

It's just an update to 10. Not much change can be expected. Two of my friends run 10 and 10.1 but I couldn't notice the difference.

Most people can't even tell the difference between DX9 and DX10, so theres no way you would notice a difference between 10 and 10.1, yet that is.

 

[adarsh]

Yeah, I agree. But the change is fairly noticeable if you take a close look.