Windows 7 OpenGL 3 & DirectX 11: The War Is Over

[cybercore]

OpenGL 3 & DirectX 11: The War Is Over

Introduction

3DLabs And The Evolution Of OpenGL

A Need For Change

The Revelation

Direct3D 11

Multi-Threaded Rendering

Tessellation

Compute Shader And Texture Compression

Shader Model 5

Conclusion

 

[Highwayman]

While the article is a good read, I have to ask is it still accurate since this was written in 2008

 

[cybercore]

While the article is a good read, I have to ask is it still accurate since this was written in 2008

If very shortly, yes it is a good read, and it is accurate for DX11 key aspects.

I posted this article because I found it rather comprehensive, structured and trustworthy, what tomshardware source is well known for. I accept your note for the date of this article, September 2008, almost 1.5 yrs, but I have also noticed that the majority of DX11 in-depth reviews were written in late 2008 or 2009, they often give credits to each other, and they look almost identical.


To compare:


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Revealing The Power of DirectX 11 written in January 2009

Inside DirectX 11 was written in January 2010, but it's so short

The State of DirectX 11 - Image Quality & Performance was written in May 2010, it has a great overview of DX11 games performance, but it doesn't cover theoretical aspects as well as tomshardware's - the purposes of these articles are different.



How accurate:

the tomshardware article is accurate for the purpose of explaining key DirectX 11 features. However, some specific latest technical improvements are already being planned:


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[kemical]

All good stuff... Nice finds Greg.