Does DirectX 10 Provide A Better Gaming Experience Then DirectX 9?

With Microsoft DirectX windows technology you are able to experience a very high performance in sound and graphics which highly increases the pleasure of playing games. There are lots of versions which have been released by Microsoft for DirectX and the latest being DirectX 10. A comparison between Microsoft DirectX 10 Vs DirectX 9 will reveal integrated features in both, and their comparative advantages while using for playing games.

DirectX software has at its core, the Application Programming Interfaces which act as a bridge between the hardware and software making both of them understand each other. The advanced features of the high performance hardware such as sound cards, 3d graphics acceleration chips etc. get multimedia application enabled access with the help of Direct X. In other words, Direct X helps you experience better audio effects and 3-D graphics on your computer.

Windows Games are incomplete without the technology of Direct X. A Direct X makes window gaming an experience of a lifetime. It increases the level of realism in the game and adds effects to it like dynamic lighting, weather conditions and much more. All the versions of Direct X are capable of giving an enhanced experience to the person playing games.

A comparison between Microsoft DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 is necessary before you decide whether playing games on DirectX 10 provides you an enhanced gaming experience and more fun than playing on DirectX 9. Although it is true that Microsoft DirectX 10 is the latest bundle of technology which is used for multimedia applications and playing games, yet it is compatible only with Windows Vista. Some even argue that Microsoft DirectX 10 was introduced by Microsoft in order to force users to migrate to Windows Vista from Windows XP platform and make its Windows Vista popular.

However, there is no doubt about the fact that Microsoft DirectX 10 provides a much better gaming experience than DirectX 9 as it comes with many groundbreaking graphics technology. Newly introduced windows games which are designed with DirectX 10 scenario in mind takes full advantage of the generation next graphics technology used here. The dynamics added to the gaming technology helps in uplifting the level of realism in window games.

After adding a Microsoft DirectX 10 you get a world class performance even in games of older versions which were compatible with DirectX 9 and others. Actually the DirectX 10 card makes your PC provide best effects in graphics and sound and give an optimum result in graphics optimized games. Playing a Windows game with Direct X 10 is like adding a turbo charger to your gaming capabilities and getting an experience of a lifetime with Superb Audio and Video qualities.

A better gaming experience is provided by DirectX 10 as compared to DirectX 9 is clear as you can see that with DirectX 10 you can also play the games based on earlier versions such as DirectX 9. This is one of the reasons why more than 10 million users have switched to Windows Vista operating System since January 2007.

You can easily see the improvement in quality of the pictures and graphics when you compare the output produced both from DirectX 9 and DirectX10 as you will clearly see that the output produced from DirectX 10 is far better in graphics and clarity than that in DirectX 9. So, now if you have to choose between DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 for playing games, you know which one to choose.

Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for Polomercantil.