AMD plans DirectX 11 GPUs this year
Advanced Micro Devices plans to deliver its first graphics processor with support for Microsoft's new DirectX 11 graphics API (application programming interface) later this year, it said today at Computex in Taipei.
The new system promises to deliver more detailed and realistic images on systems that support the technology. AMD said it expects to beat competing graphics chip makers to market with the feature.
"It's the biggest inflection point in graphics in 10 years," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president of AMD's products group, during a news conference. The new technology brings three major improvements to DirectX, said AMD.
