All about DX11 and Tessalation

A good explanation of DX11 and its advantages , beware unless your a boring tech head nerd like me this will bore the sh!t out of you if you are then read the whole thread

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I'd have to disagree with you about DX11 being 'rubbish' - it does have some potential

However, some posters do have some valid points regarding performance and implementation.

I suspect that anything lower than a 5850 will struggle badly with tessalation / DX11 features enabled. Of course this will be dependant on each game and the drivers at the time.

As for implementation, only time will tell if it's a repeat of the DX10 disappointment. Personally, I hope it takes off, even if it does mean we are 'beta testing' for next gen consoles.

In fact, until the current 'DX11 supported' games are out and being played, it's still just speculation as to how worthwhile DX11 will be. (marketing hype excluded )


DX11 will be nice to have, but at this stage, it's definitely not imperative to purchase a DX11 card.

One thing I do find amusing, is that there is a new trend developing all over the place:

nvidia users being jealous of ATI users :D (And denying it too)

Once it used to be:
Nvidia+PhysX = Jealous ATI users

Now it's more like:
ATI+DX11 = Jealous Nvidia users (and non-58xx series owners )

i didnt say DX11 was rubbish mate i said if your not a boring tech head like me you would think the article is a load of rubbish

and we wont get jealous ot ATI just yet as the current ATI cards that suppoert tesselation dont support the type used in DX11 , so laugh that one off ATI users

By the time DX11 games come out we will all be too old to enjoy them. My eyesight is going now, i don't think i can hang on that long.

Good god, theres only a hand full of DX10 games and look how long thats been out.

I'm getting the feeling this thread could degenerate in to an Nvidia v ATI thing. (hope not)

stoneys-nutz said:

I'm getting the feeling this thread could degenerate in to an Nvidia v ATI thing. (hope not)

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it better not , it was just a nerd thing

i was never a fan of DX10 too much of a performance hit just for better looking sunshine

I'm a sucker for the eye candy, gets me every time.

The implying title of the thread suggests Dx11 is rubbish, so there's where the confusion comes into play.

I didn't read it like that at all, i read it as "if your not a tech or a nerd you will be bored".
Lol, just shows how we all see things different.

Airbot said:

The implying title of the thread suggests Dx11 is rubbish, so there's where the confusion comes into play.

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i suppose it may depend on which side of the Atlantic you are

archie123 said:

i didnt say DX11 was rubbish mate i said if your not a boring tech head like me you would think the article is a load of rubbish

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Airbot said:

The implying title of the thread suggests Dx11 is rubbish, so there's where the confusion comes into play.

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^^^ Yep Even fellow boring tech heads can get the wrong end of the stick

stoneys-nutz said:

I'm a sucker for the eye candy, gets me every time.

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Oh yeah, I know that feeling :D

(BTW, It certainly wasn't my intention to start yet another ATI vs Nvida war - that has been done to death )

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I'm a sucker for the eye candy, gets me every time.

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Oh yeah, I know that feeling :D




When i said eye candy, i should of said any electrical item with loads of flashing LED's too, i know it's sad but i cant help it.

stoneys-nutz said:

Quote: Originally Posted by stoneys-nutz
I'm a sucker for the eye candy, gets me every time.

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball
Oh yeah, I know that feeling :D




When i said eye candy, i should of said any electrical item with loads of flashing LED's too, i know it's sad but i cant help it.

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Nothing wrong with liking shiny blinky things

(Nice quotation marks btw)

God I'm turning in to a bloody magpie.

stoneys-nutz said:

God I'm turning in to a bloody magpie.

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If I call out 'Stoney!' to the next magpie I see and it turns, then yes you may very well be

smarteyeball said:

stoneys-nutz said:

God I'm turning in to a bloody magpie.

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If I call out 'Stoney!' to the next magpie I see and it turns, then yes you may very well be

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You never know !!!.

dude, every tech has its own advantages and disadvantages. tessellation is no exception.
On the good side, it defeats the long-standard parallax occlusion mapping on both performance and quality.
On the bad side, it's another buzz that only does limited contribution to the visual quality and shrink your gpu power almost to half.

you must understand, DX11 isn't all about tessellation. Probably tess is just a marketing hype from ATI. Technically speaking, tessellation is one of the least significant evolution from DX11.

To make long story short, DX11 is a big step for the history of GPU just like DX8 -> DX9. You will be amazed by its full potential.


Dex

DeXtmL said:

dude, every tech has its own advantages and disadvantages. tessellation is no exception.
On the good side, it defeats the long-standard parallax occlusion mapping on both performance and quality.
On the bad side, it's another buzz that only does limited contribution to the visual quality and shrink your gpu power almost to half.

you must understand, DX11 isn't all about tessellation. Probably tess is just a marketing hype from ATI. Technically speaking, tessellation is one of the least significant evolution from DX11.

To make long story short, DX11 is a big step for the history of GPU just like DX8 -> DX9. You will be amazed by its full potential.


Dex

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it seems people seem to be getting the wrong end of the stick with this post , i dont think its a boring article , i dont think DX11 isnt a huge step forward i have researched it alot , i just wanted to let fellow tech heads see this article

(although i heard all this with before with DX10 and it was just a massive fps hit for fancy lighting)

the title meant that UNLESS your a tech type like us you will find the article boring

archie123 said:

it seems people seem to be getting the wrong end of the stick with this post , i dont think its a boring article , i dont think DX11 isnt a huge step forward i have researched it alot , i just wanted to let fellow tech heads see this article

(although i heard all this with before with DX10 and it was just a massive fps hit for fancy lighting)

the title meant that UNLESS your a tech type like us you will find the article boring

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This is alittle off topic.
fps boost or not doesn't magically depend on DirectX itself. It largely related to your render engine architect.
By saying DX11 is a huge step forward(DX10 is also not bad), i have plenty of reasons. If u have looked into DX11 in depth, u can find it allows you to implements something fundamentally different.

Anyway, DX11 is a good thing, not a boring rubbish.