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1990s / view gpus by directX. classification
« Last post by chrisNova777 on July 27, 2025, 04:38:52 AM »another way of perusing the graphic cards is by their direct x classification
newegg lists cards of a certain directx revision together
directx 9
DirectX 9 (DX9) was first released on December 19, 2002, with later significant updates like DX9.0c introducing Shader Model 3.0 in July 2004, becoming the standard for many Windows systems, including Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later. https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709+600007813&srsltid=AfmBOoroAwKyFb9rHKbf5MlwMFdpvjSWBMY1xzVDLWOOK0FAeCFuitWh
directx 10
DirectX 10 was officially released on November 30, 2006, as part of the launch of the Windows Vista operating system,
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709+600007816&srsltid=AfmBOoqr6bnSOD8IvO6EWo0cEhx-PXtTnrS8fVB2WWRMfLGY1wGxyZ8t
directx 11
DirectX 11 was officially released on October 22, 2009
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709+600007818&srsltid=AfmBOoqDs-p5FpnPvX9lT9PpaYGmPj3hkDUm1N0Bkr735jkwckIv35DE
directx 12
released alongside windows 10 in July 2015
The latest version of DirectX is DirectX 12 Ultimate DirectX 12 is a graphics API supported by a wide range of modern GPUs from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series, RTX 20 series, and some GTX 16 series cards, along with AMD Radeon RX 6000, RX 5000, and RX 500 series, and Intel Arc series GPUs, all support DirectX 12. DirectX 12 Ultimate, the latest version, requires specific hardware support, including features like ray tracing and mesh shaders, and is available on NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series, AMD's RDNA 2 architecture GPUs, and Intel Arc GPUs.
newegg lists cards of a certain directx revision together
directx 9
DirectX 9 (DX9) was first released on December 19, 2002, with later significant updates like DX9.0c introducing Shader Model 3.0 in July 2004, becoming the standard for many Windows systems, including Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later. https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709+600007813&srsltid=AfmBOoroAwKyFb9rHKbf5MlwMFdpvjSWBMY1xzVDLWOOK0FAeCFuitWh
directx 10
DirectX 10 was officially released on November 30, 2006, as part of the launch of the Windows Vista operating system,
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709+600007816&srsltid=AfmBOoqr6bnSOD8IvO6EWo0cEhx-PXtTnrS8fVB2WWRMfLGY1wGxyZ8t
directx 11
DirectX 11 was officially released on October 22, 2009
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709+600007818&srsltid=AfmBOoqDs-p5FpnPvX9lT9PpaYGmPj3hkDUm1N0Bkr735jkwckIv35DE
directx 12
released alongside windows 10 in July 2015
The latest version of DirectX is DirectX 12 Ultimate DirectX 12 is a graphics API supported by a wide range of modern GPUs from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series, RTX 20 series, and some GTX 16 series cards, along with AMD Radeon RX 6000, RX 5000, and RX 500 series, and Intel Arc series GPUs, all support DirectX 12. DirectX 12 Ultimate, the latest version, requires specific hardware support, including features like ray tracing and mesh shaders, and is available on NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series, AMD's RDNA 2 architecture GPUs, and Intel Arc GPUs.
