The diff is clear.
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3...3337800jy7.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4...3337900pf1.jpg
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....18#post1842818
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Blasphemy!
That's photoshop I tell'ya!!! :p
A little tip for other people commenting on this thread. Click on the link, the difference is much clearer.
It seems that DX10 will have better lighting, clouds, and water effects.
By the way, thats just a test render. So by all means go ahead and say it looks weird.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1989817,00.asp
Article with shown screenshots.
Said article: Page 1 For those of us who are avid readers
Oops :o
I guess it really is "photoshopped" to some extent.
I agree, the water looks pasted on. I can belive the other parts of the picture though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
The Water and cloids sure look different
Wow man... even bubbles in the water caused by the ripples.
What is the timeline for release of DX10 videocards?
End of the year.
When they will be released is hard to tell. First off if Vista was on schedule it was to be released ~December 06, considering apparently it needs a dx10 card for the aero desktop you could assume that the cards should be coming out around the same time. But Vista is delayed who knows how long now so not very good assesment anymore.
Second, if you read some interviews from Crytek they say that they do not have any dx10 hardware to work on as of now, but are only doing emulated stuff. Thus since they dont have it means that consumers can wait for a bit longer. Although Crisis is going to be dx9/dx10 when it shippes a lot of the dx10 stuff will be put in later as updates (according to that article)
Overall the jump from 9 to 10 is not a big jump IMO tech wise as I believe 9 can do most of the stuff 10 can, the major difference is that 10 can do it at sustainable frame rates.
Anyway I say Q1 07 for first dx10 cards, possibly christmas since i'm sure they would want to hit that buying craze but even so at least 6months from now.
Who developed the DX10 specs? Are there links?
OMG that looks awesome!! Ok stupid question: DX10 will only run on Vista?
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Originally Posted by Boneycat
not sure, but I can guarantee it knowing M$.... why else would you buy vista? it's dog slow.
Microsoft, here is a link to the D3D10 SDK however I believe it only runs on Vista Beta 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by gkline
As far as I know right now, yes it only runs on Vista. Untill Vista is completely phased in, games will most likely ship with D3D9 and D3D10 and run depending on the OS its running on.Quote:
OMG that looks awesome!! Ok stupid question: DX10 will only run on Vista?
Am I correct in understanding that DX10 will require a GPU that supports it?
Does this surprise anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by vairox
Anytime a new OS is released from Microsoft, its slower than its predecessors.
WinXP was "dog slow" for the hardware in its day.
DX9 for the OS, DX 10 based video card to get all the goodies for some games.
to be honest.....
i don't really believe in that screenshot, it's just too good to be true :p
That water looks freaking amazing!
I can't wait till we get some DX10 hardware prototypes out to game makers for some actual real-time renders. That stuff is incredible.
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Originally Posted by Nithos
A couple of things:
1) Vista only requires dx9 for Aero, they removed the dx10 specification long ago.
2) The jump between dx9 and dx10 is immense. It's a complete rewrite, the first since the original directx spec back in 1995. So whether they look the same on the surface or not, dx10 is well beyond dx9.
Thus the need for GPU hardware to support it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Soul Assassin
I don't understand your question.Quote:
Originally Posted by gkline
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Originally Posted by Soul Assassin
1) hmm missed that part, havent been paying too much attention to Vista lately, thx for the fix
2) yes it is a complete rewrite BUT as far as I know it does not contain extensive additions. It is essentially a streamlined D3D9 with some extra stuff. A lot of functions have been renamed, rewritten etc but overall its not overly technically superior than D3D9. Thank again I could be wrong but from what I read about it thats seems the case.
What I meant to say is until the release of Graphics Processing Units that natively support DX10 code it will be hard to really appreciate the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soul Assassin
That is correct gkline. You will definitely need hardware built to DX10 spec before you'll be able to utilize all the cool new features, and render anything close to that screenshot at real time framerates.