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    9800 Gts Nvidia Video Card DirectX and Shader Question

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HxExLxL, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. HxExLxL

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    Hi, I just recently bought a new gaming laptop with a 9800 gts and when I go on some internet site to look if my video card can run some game they told me that my video card have a Directx 9.0c and shader 3.0 but on notebookcheck.net they show this card with Directx 10 and shader 4.0. So I was wondering why ? Is it because I run on Windows xp.

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    HxExLxL, Sep 12, 2009
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    Galdere Notebook Consultant

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    The site is probably saying that you meet a minimum requirement of DX9.0c and shader v3, but your card is DX10 and shader v4 capable.

    However, you can only use DX10 on Vista\Win7.
     
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    Ok so the site is detecting direct 9.0c and shader 3 because I am runnig windows xp . So later when I will buy windows 7 it should show direct 10 with shader 4.0 thank you.
     
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    no they show both
     
    HxExLxL, Sep 12, 2009
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