DX11 Graphics Cards May Ship in 2009

[Deceptor]

I play at 1440x900 and the 320mb is just not enough for the latest games.

[Toxin]

I'm happy with my 8800GTX Ultra, it's still going strong. But the way things are moving it's hard to keep up. At least we're seeing decent drops in card prices.

As long as that keeps up it should be good.

[Tinman]

I'm happy with my 8800GTX Ultra, it's still going strong. But the way things are moving it's hard to keep up. At least we're seeing decent drops in card prices.

As long as that keeps up it should be good.

That 8800GTX has shown impressive longevity. AFAIK it is still capable of handling the latest games on highish settings. How is your experience with recent titles Toxin?

Its definitely an argument for the high end segment. Sure you spend like double up front, but they just seem to last forever

[sycogrim]

I thought that they were gonna make DX10 the last of the series but its not like i'll even be able to run DX11 anyway seeing as im using XP still but has anyone got info as to what improvements they have made to the new DX then???

[mcryan]

I thought that they were gonna make DX10 the last of the series but its not like i'll even be able to run DX11 anyway seeing as im using XP still but has anyone got info as to what improvements they have made to the new DX then???

I don't have any details... but there is no way that DX 10 was going to be the last of the series, and neither will DX11 be the last.

[Toxin]

That 8800GTX has shown impressive longevity. AFAIK it is still capable of handling the latest games on highish settings. How is your experience with recent titles Toxin?

Its definitely an argument for the high end segment. Sure you spend like double up front, but they just seem to last forever

I have a normal XFX 8800GTX but managed to get my hands on the Ultra firmware. Flashed it up and was a for away.

As for recent titles can't really say...... POP4 runs at about 60-90 FPS at full detail and 1600x1050. Same with COD4 and 5. GTA4 doesn't run that well but that's because of all the buggy-ness.

I should maybe install some other games and see what Fps I reach. But I'm more than happy with it ATM.

[Maplassie]

Even My 8800GT Alpha Dog was extremely fast. I only got the GTX260 cause of the Higher REz stuff, moving from a 19" LCD to a 23" Full HD LCD.

Lower Rez 1280x1024, benchmarking and gaming there was just about no noticable FPS differences between the 2 in COD4,5 and the like. Only when I used lekker amounts of AA did the GTX260 really pull ahead. Games like Crysis and GTAIV got a visible performance bump over the 8800GT using 1280x1024 though.

[sycogrim]

I don't have any details... but there is no way that DX 10 was going to be the last of the series, and neither will DX11 be the last.

yeh even though it was just a rumour though its just what i read/heard but if im not mistaken then that makes DX9c the last of the series for XP everything else is gonna be DX10 and Eleven.....

[ChameleonDevil]

I play at 1440x900 and the 320mb is just not enough for the latest games.

Yep, running most of the newer games @ 1280x1024.
Waiting to upgrade my card though (not in the next few months)

[Tinman]

Yep, running most of the newer games @ 1280x1024.
Waiting to upgrade my card though (not in the next few months)

The 8800GTS 320MB still does a solid job at that resolution