DirectX 11

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I was under the impression it wasn't out yet, but there it is on Windows 7 and I just installed DirectX off the net. Comments on this?
 
DX11 carries the new API called DirectCompute which will be a big competitor to Nvidia Physx so theres alot of promise in it.
 
DX11 carries the new API called DirectCompute which will be a big competitor to Nvidia Physx so theres alot of promise in it.
DirectCompute is not a competitor to PhysX.

DirectCompute is a standard for GPGPU's, similarly to CUDA, Stream and OpenCL and will allow game developers to "access" the power of the GPGPU using these standards. Some features would also work using the CPU. Though, OpenCL and DirectCompute might be implemented through CUDA and Stream, but thats for the hardware vendors to decide.

However, 3rd party software companies like Havok and Bullet Physics will implement physics engines using DirectCompute or OpenCL, probably the latter, and sell SDK's to game developers.
 
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Some other upcoming dx11 games:

Alien vs Predator
Crysis 2
Battleforge
Race Driver: Grid 2
The Lord of the Rings Online (updated version)
Dungeons and Dragons Online (updated version)
F1 2010
 
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