DX 11 Graphics Cards

**LeftEyeNine** · 11-29-2009, 14:53

By the well-received arrival of Win 7, DirectX is making its latest turn around the corner with its 11th version.

Yeah, there was another thread inquiring the worthiness of a DX 11-supported video card however I'd like a clean take-off here regarding the new wallet-purgers.

What are out there and how do they perform ? Critics, thoughts, reviews please.

**Husar** · 11-29-2009, 15:17

There's only the ATI 5xxx series, the fastest single-chip graphics cards out there but unable to beat the two-chip NVidia solution, a two-chip 5xxx card is on the way though.
One of the bigger problems seems to be that, at least here in Germany, the high-end cards are pretty much nowhere available.
The new Nvidia design is probably due sometime early next year, whether to be excited or not I'm not sure. Usually I like to skip the first generation that supports a new DX version.

**LeftEyeNine** · 11-29-2009, 16:00

Some HD 5850 reviews: This, this and this.

They all find it likeable. I guess I'm adding this to my in-months-to-come shopping list.

**Lemur** · 11-29-2009, 23:59

Yeah, the AMD/ATI 58XX series is quite enticing. If I could scrape together a half-reasonable excuse for buying one, I would.

**LeftEyeNine** · 11-30-2009, 01:12

Originally Posted by Lemur

Yeah, the AMD/ATI 58XX series is quite enticing. If I could scrape together a half-reasonable excuse for buying one, I would.

How about "I'm constantly getting buried under Lemurlings on the couch, I deserve compensation" ?

Pity that a 5850 in Turkey is the same price with a 5870 in USA. HARLey.

**Furunculus** · 11-30-2009, 17:12

DX11 is a good move, building upon the codebase cleanup that was DX10.

**Roman_Man#3** · 12-01-2009, 06:32

Originally Posted by Husar

There's only the ATI 5xxx series, the fastest single-chip graphics cards out there but unable to beat the two-chip NVidia solution, a two-chip 5xxx card is on the way though.
One of the bigger problems seems to be that, at least here in Germany, the high-end cards are pretty much nowhere available.
The new Nvidia design is probably due sometime early next year, whether to be excited or not I'm not sure. Usually I like to skip the first generation that supports a new DX version.

The 5970 has already been released, and it trumps the dual-chip nVidia card.

**Lemur** · 12-01-2009, 07:03

Originally Posted by Roman_Man#3

The 5970 has already been released, and it trumps the dual-chip nVidia card.

I don't think I'd be able to look at myself in the mirror if I ever spent $600+ on a videocard. Even if I were a billionaire, I'd feel slightly foolish.

**Furunculus** · 12-01-2009, 10:57

i bought a 9800 GX2 for £346 nearly twenty months ago, never regretted it.

**KukriKhan** · 12-01-2009, 15:43

HERE is a video of an AMD demo of DX11 properties. In essence, it moves more electrons more quickly over a given piece of hardware, producing more polygons and therefore, more detail of image rendering.

I worry about heat dissipation. We're gonna need more fans, and smarter airflow dynamics - or safer liquid-cooling tech to go along with these cards. Or else we're gonna see more reports of vid cards melting/frying, and mobo's going bad.

Imagine one of these cards in a notebook's enclosed space. We'll never be able to again call such a machine a "laptop", cuz it'll burn a hole through one's pants.

**CrossLOPER** · 12-03-2009, 06:59

Originally Posted by Lemur

I don't think I'd be able to look at myself in the mirror if I ever spent $600+ on a videocard. Even if I were a billionaire, I'd feel slightly foolish.

Right, because you'd be buying three FOR OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE.

Also:

Nvidia: minuscule success rate.
ATI: COVER THE ENTIRE CARD AND HAVE ONLY TWO SMALL FANS ON ONE END.