The Past and Future of Computer Graphics Cards

[mandy]

Deep within the universe of techno wizardry is the world of computer graphics. One might say that only good things come from the development of computer graphics. For instance, "we have the most powerful parallel graphics processors in the world" or "DirectX 10 and Direct3D 10 will be the greatest advancement the world has ever seen." But I have to warn you not to let the hoopla of well-oiled public relations and marketing machines cloud your judgment. Yes, there are many advances taking place, but there are so many elements with varying schedules that make this whole situation somewhat unclear.

There are several changes that will come with Microsoft Windows Vista. It appears that the new file system and DirectX 10 won't be included in the default retail build. What about the new Aero Glass experience? Yes, that should be in there, but if you are a user of a multi-graphics setup such as SLI or Crossfire you can't use Vista under the current arrangement, because Vista won't let the graphics cards send data to each other...

full article: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/21/t...index.html