Ray Tracing To Debut In DirectX 11

Dashken · 31st Mar 2008, 09:56 PM

This is breaking news. Microsoft has not only decided to support ray tracing in DirectX 11 but they will also be basing it on Intel’s x86 ray tracing technology and get this... it will be out by the end of the year!

In this article, we will examine what ray tracing is all about and why it would be superior to the current raster-based technology. As for performance, well, let Intel dazzle you with some numbers.

Here's a quote from the article :-

Quote:

"You need not worry about your old raster-based DirectX 10 or older games or graphics cards. DirectX 11 will continue to support rasterization. It just includes support for ray-tracing as well. There will be two DirectX 11 modes, based on support by the application and the hardware."

Link : Ray Tracing To Debut In DirectX 11

Mac Daddy · 1st Apr 2008, 03:16 AM

Interesting read and love the Microsoft comment and rebuttal lol

(Editor : Good luck! We are in Malaysia!

Dashken · 1st Apr 2008, 08:17 AM

Very good article!

peaz · 1st Apr 2008, 04:24 PM

LOL.... love the industrial feedbacks

Max_87 · 1st Apr 2008, 06:22 PM

The commentaries are LULZ

Adrian Wong · 4th Apr 2008, 01:44 AM

Hehe.. I received some pretty urgent messages on my IMs!!

Mac Daddy · 4th Apr 2008, 06:29 AM

LOL

Did any include the message "We are Microsoft .. We are the Borg"

Adrian Wong · 8th Apr 2008, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

LOL

Did any include the message "We are Microsoft .. We are the Borg"

ROTFL!! Resistance is futile!

Mac Daddy · 9th Apr 2008, 07:23 AM

LOL thought you might catch that

Trinity · 12th Apr 2008, 06:24 PM

Looks like we fooled a few @ tom's forms.

"Consoles as We Know Them are Gone", the bright future of PC Gaming

Read into the the thread to see.

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