A lot of people still don’t know that Windows 7 ships with a new version of DirectX, which is now in its 11th incarnation. Most probably the reason behind this lack of awarness is the fact that until recently there were no graphic chipsets which took advantage of this latest technology. However, recently ATI released the Radeon™ HD 5700 which is the first GPU which fully supports DirectX 11. On the other hand Nvidia is a bit late this time and will release a new GeForce which supports DirectX 11 in Q1 2010.

For more information on DirectX technology click here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/DirectX-frequently-asked-questions

For more information on DirectX 11 click here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/aboutGFW/pages/directx.aspx

For more information on the Radeon™ HD 5700 series click here:
http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/products/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5700-series.aspx

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