Dirt 2 PC Demo Brings DirectX 11 Graphics
Those with fancy video cards be proud!
Got your shiny DirectX 11-enabled Radeon HD 5800 series and you're itching to stretch its legs? Well then, the newly released demo of Dirt 2 is your best option. While Dirt 2 was released for consoles a few months ago, the wait continues for this still-unreleased PC version. The delay to the PC version was for the sake of graphical enhancements, and if you have a DX11 card, you'll be able to enjoy some of the new features.
Check out this video from Codemasters that runs through all the little enhancements afforded by this new generation of software and hardware:
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Grab the 1.3GB demo right here.
We'll be including Dirt 2 as part of our regular testing suite once the full version releases, but if you want to know how the demo benches, check out tests from TweakTown and Bit-tech.
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When has the PC not had the upper hand in graphics?
When has the PC not had the upper hand in graphics?
But hey we got to sell those new DX11 cards
I am sticking with my HD4870 x2 for a bit longer
Maybe I'll wait for another year and switch to the HD6xxx series
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Just check the links at teh end of the article: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2009/12/01/directx-11-performance-first-look-dirt-2/1
I think that is why they needed the improved hardware with Higher bandwidth. No matter how you put it, DX11 is just a new API, so you will still need to do more GPU executions and push higher amount of pixels through if you want improved visuals.
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Umm... have you see the screen shots!?
If you look at a highresolution screen shot of Crysis in DX9 vs DX10 you will see the difference. It's obvious and noticable. I have yet to see DX10 vs DX11 though.
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Consoles are user friendly devices that make gaming easy without crashing worring about getting good framerates or viruses and malware. And the only time you have to worry about a console crashing is when the HARDWARE is bad, not the software. Personally I've had a PS3 since shortly after they came out and I am yet to have a single issue. Although I know plenty of XBox 360 owners who can't say the same thing but that's a whole other discussion.
Funny indeed, especially since you failed to properly read two short sentences.