I went into DxDiag (the Directx Control panel thing) and it says i have DX10. I also have a Windows vista Computer i purchased from dell. Its a C521, a little out Dated. AMD 64 3500 Single Core, 1 GB Ram, 7.1 Channel sound card.
I cant even get a straight answer about the card, i think it has 512mb Ram.
2007-06-30 16:13:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Technically speaking, what you are really asking is "Does ATI Radeon X1300 support Shader Model 4.0?" Shader Model 4.0 is only supported by DirectX 10. And the answer to that is no.
DirectX 10 is an overall standard, not a measure of the video card, but it seems that each generation of DirectX heralds a new generation of video card, so a lot of people started calling the generation of video card by the DirectX numbers. That's actually a mistake. They are only peripherally related.
2007-06-30 18:54:27 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DX10 is in Vista and not in X1300 Pro which is just a DX9 card. You will have problems using that card without DX9 installed.
Your PC is great for Win XP but somewhat handicapped for Vista.
2007-07-01 00:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't.
Wow, how is Vista running on your comp? I hope you have Vista basic, or your experience will probably be really slow. Anyhow, you'll only need to worry about DX10 once the games start coming out for it.
2007-06-30 23:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by b_jay82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The X1300 has been around for a couple of years, so it does not include hardware DirectX 10 support.
2007-06-30 23:18:01 · answer #4 · answered by Tyranicus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it isn't. It's DirectX 9. You might have DX10 installed, but you'll only get DX9 technology, which is still pretty good.
http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonx1300/radeonx1300propcie/specs.html
2007-06-30 23:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by SANAFABICH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋