Posts tagged DirectX
Microsoft graphics-on-CPU
Nov 30th
This is quite interesting!
THE NEXT VERSION of Microsoft’s core desktop operating system, imaginatively named Windows 7, aka Vista SP2, may contain an interesting feature for devices with low-end graphics chipsets, or even with no GPU acceleration at all.
According to an MSDN document, Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform 10 (WARP10) is due for inclusion in Windows 7.
The document, originally picked up by Custom PC, states that WARP10 will be able to run Direct3D 10 and 10.1 on the CPU, in an attempt to bring improved graphics capabilities to devices with no, or lacklustre, dedicated graphics hardware.
Incredibly, according to Microsoft’s own performance numbers, an Intel Penryn-based quad-core processor can run Crysis at 5.69 FPS at 800×600 with the detail at a low level. By contrast, Intel’s own DX10-capable IGP only managed 5.17 FPS, making it virtually redundant when coupled with a decent modern processor.
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DirectX 11 to come in Windows 7
Nov 25th
Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft Windows; Ben Basaric had an interview with PC Games Hardware. One of his statement from the interview came as surprise as he said that Windows 7 is unlikely to come with DirectX 11 but the same guy has now confirmed that Windows 7 will come with DirectX 11 and it will also be shipped for Windows Vista.
According to some reports on Internet, DirecX 11 binaries are present in the November SDK. The statement from Ben Basaric came as a surprise but now PC Games Hardware has managed to get a new statement from him stating that Windows 7 will be shipped with DirectX 11and even Windows Vista will get DirectX 11.
Of course for all this to happen, we have to wait for Windows 7 and DirectX 11 capable graphics cards (which are scheduled for late 2009 release).
The statements from Ben Basaric can be found here.