DirectX 10.1 in Windows Vista SP1

Windows Vista contains DirectX 10th, which is said to have strong power, and the hardware and software vendors can't keep up, DX10 is completely in the castle, but we know that the first Vista SP contains the next version of Microsoft graphics technology : 10.1, it may allow us to ignite some confidence. DirectX 10.1 currently has 12,000 Windows Vista SP1 testers participating in the test and also includes related components (hack) in XP sp3,windows Server 2008.

The introduction of DirectX 10 should be a tactic of Microsoft, it looks more like a transition product, and DX10.1 is the focus of attack, currently known ATI Radeon HD 3800 series will support this product.

DirectX 10.1 maintains the original overall structure and programming model of version 10, while providing many enhancements. Vertex, geometric and pixel shader instruction sets have been updated to support shader Model 4.1. The new features can be divided into three main categories: new covering and deformation ability, anti-aliasing improvement, strict specifications.

One thing is certain that amd in DirectX Plays an important role in versions 10 through 10.1, gradually taking the initiative, AMD wrote in the white paper that their product award supports a new generation of interactive three-dimensional graphics processing capabilities, DirectX10.1 improved programming interfaces, resolved DX10 constraints, and will provide better lighting and shadow quality and real-time ray tracing technology in the next phase (CG used), improved anti-aliasing compensation, clear flicker and better normalization and compatibility.