Does the Radeon HD 4770 Support DirectX11 Now?

[ryanhall85]

I always thought my XFX Radeon HD 4770 supported DirectX 10.1. However when I ran my dxdiag, it showed my directX version to be DirectX11. This is what showed up...

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/22/2011, 13:45:23
Machine name: RYAN-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-MA785GM-US2H
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) FX-5000 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 1902MB used, 6284MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

 

[hunter315]

DX Diag shows the software version of direct X, you are running windows 7 so you have DX 11 installed, but your hardware only has the ability to execute DX 10.1 so you cannot run games in DX 11 mode, your 4770 still only supports up to 10.1