Directx 10 comparison question

im hoping this is a simple question to answer.

Does directx 10 look better than directx 9 while keeping the same fps as the directx 9 game.

For example in crysis i can play it all on the highest setting possible under directx9 and at a decent fps. if i got direct x 10 will crysis look better than under direct x 9 even if i have to lower some setting to keep a decent frame rate?

Thanks for any help. cause direct x 10 is like the main reason id go up to vista.

Depends on the game honestly. In some games, DX10 performs horribly with hardly any noticeable visual improvements. Other games are a lot better (Company of Heroes I think had good DX10 performance if I remember right).

But, overall, there's not going to be some amazing leap with DX10 games.

ok thanks.

so say i install vista and directx 10. can i just not turn on the direct x 10 features in game? will that make it run as well as it did under dx9

ok thanks.

so say i install vista and directx 10. can i just not turn on the direct x 10 features in game? will that make it run as well as it did under dx9

maccaaccam

Usually, directx 10 effects need to be enabled in the graphics tab in the option menu within the individual game you want to play. So, for instance, I am running Vista and have an 8800gts card...but if I wanted to play in directx 9 in Bioshock, Crysis, Universe at War, Company of Heroes, etc... all I need to do is go into options, click on the graphics tab, and uncheck the directx 10 box. Actually, some games (like Hellgate: London) have a separate executable file for directx 9 and 10. So, right now, dx10 is simply an option...not a requirement in games (something I am hoping will change in the future...much like how dx8 took about 1-2 years to finally become standard)

Company of Heroes I think had good DX10 performance if I remember right).

zomglolcats

It does not.

Well I have 3 Dx10 games currently and I installed vista on a second HDD to test them out. First off is World in Conflict. I didn't notice much difference between Dx9 and Dx10 besides Dx10 having better looking water and some nicer effects overall, but it took a bit of a performance hit that is not warranted for the difference in looks. Then I tried Company of Heroes and I can run it at about 45FPS in a heated battle full settings (except for AA) on Dx9, I went to Dx10 with the same settings, but the shaders on Dx10 and the game ran at 25FPS at the start of a match... which is terrible. Third game, Lost Planet Colonies Edition gave me some error about dx10 initilizing, probably because it's not installed on the vista partition and rather on the xp one. So I didn't give it a try yet.

In Conclusion: Wait before using Dx10, maybe when the next gen of GFX cards come out and maybe after Dx11 we'll be able to use those new shaders with little performance hits.

I think this is good for games after driectx9 this is betterr