DirectX 11 comes to Vista

Windows 7 users have been having all the DirectX 11 fun up until now. Well, ok, there really isn't much DX11 fun to be had so far, but running Win7 was the only place possible to run DX11 up until now. As promised, Microsoft has brought the newest, bestest version of DirectX to Vista. Making the XP standouts now 2 complete version behind. DirectX 11 isn't a huge leap forward over DX10 in terms of graphical capability, but it makes things a lot easier and streamlined for the devs using the high quality capabilities. And it's more efficient for the end users, meaning higher fps with the graphics still looking purty.

Right now the only GPU capable of unlocking DirectX 11 goodness is the ATI Radeon 5000 series. Owners of those can check out the first DX11 tech demo. People not quite so luck can just watch some DX11 effects via YouTube.

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