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  • more about #directx more comments →
    KefkaticFanatic: Aren't there only like 2 cards available that use DX11? #directx11 more »
    bagellord: I never did understand any of this directx crap. Oh well. #directx11 more »
    k2snowboards88: Just because one game, or even several games don't look much different in their dx11 and dx10 modes, it doesn't mean that the potential isn't there an... more »
    The5thElephant: I don't normally like to criticize articles on Gizmodo, but honestly this is a really shallow look at the technology. DX11 (in the same way as DX10) ... more »
    Crashproof: Screenshots don't tell you anything about how easy/difficult it is to code for, how well the compatibility requirements are set up and enforced, frame... more »
    Bokusatsu_Tenshi: One word: Staged. The model you see with DirectX11 can be perfectly built with DirectX 10.1 with the same level of detail for a game, lighting include... more »
    MavisGeseavie: You realize that OGL was completely superior to DX for a number of years, right? You realize that if MS hadn't pushed/forced devs to develop primarily... more »
    BigRocket: There's better color on the grass and shrubbery on the left picture. Ni! more »
    OMFG! Horny Manatees!: heck yeah I can tell the difference! DirectX 11 greatly increases the amount of polygon faces to make for much smoother looking objects. Believe me,... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Can You See the Difference? There... Are... Four... Lights! more »
    Moonlighter: These screenshots only show off two technologies from DX11, tessellation and hardened shadows (shadows are more defined closer to the object casting t... more »
    jackbling: thought i would drop the toms link for their HD5870 review; there is some excellent information detailing more of the technical differences. Addition... more »
    InsidiousTuna: The skybox looks drastically better in the DX11 version of the first image. In the second one, the difference seems relatively negligible, at least fr... more »
    fullcircle: These look shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and having seen quite a few shops in my time more »
    Xeno: With every DirectX upgrade there is always an initial period where the difference is minimal. Once developers start using all the new features and tun... more »
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    DirectX 11 Now Available For Windows Vista

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    DirectX 10.1 vs. DirectX 11: Can You See the Difference?

    Like with the jump from DirectX 9 to DirectX 10, you'll have to really concentrate hard to see what's changed between the two versions. If you can even really tell which version is which. More »
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    Your Graphics Card Is Obsolete Again: ATI and Nvidia DirectX 11 Cards Soon

    The first graphics cards that support DirectX 11—the next version of Microsoft's gaming APIs with more fiyapowah—from both ATI and Nvidia will apparently arrive in the next couple of months. More »
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    AMD Unveils World's First DirectX 11 Graphics Processor, Takes It for a Spin in Public

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