Posts tagged Improvements
Windows 7 new Boot Screen Video
Dec 4th
As reported earlier here about Windows 7 latest build reported to have a new boot screen.
Geeksmack.net has got hands on a boot screen video from new beta Build of Windows 7, it can be build 6954 or 6956. The later might be released at CES as reported.
Head over to Geeksmack.net to watch the new boot screen animation.
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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