Lost Planet: DirectX 10 vs. DirectX 9

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the game runs smoother for me in dx10 then using the same settings in dx9 turning on the dx10 only effects do cause quite a performance hit though but the game looks nice running on m 4870 1G at 1920x1200 4xAA DX10 minus the special dx10 effects lol

is just Me or does anyone else have problems with the resolution??? I have vista 64, Ati Sapphire 3870 Toxic video card and i can't get more than a 1280x960 res!! I want 1280x1024 !!!

i can't run this game (or the demo) even on the lowest settings. but i can run call of duty 4 and unreal tournament 3 with most settings on high very smoothly. and i have : -intel core 2 duo e6600 @2.40ghz -2 gig corsair ram -512 mb nvidia 8600 m gt -windows vista home premium Can somebody tell me if they have similar specs and the game works for them so i know if something is broken. or does my pc need an upgrade?

@Marius_thq - it seems like you havent played Unreal 3 since the difference there is pretty big between DX9 and DX10

its good game and the difference is not big i think that Marius_thq are right

Well, you all say "oh, what's the difference? DX9 and DX10? nothing much. Ms just wants to get more cash." Well, I can tell you, it ain't true. You can't compare Lost Planet, as it is not a full DX10 compatible game. It's made for both DX9 and 10. And from what I hear from these people, the XBOX 360 version uses DX9, and the PC version of the game is a port, if you play it, you will understand, because most things, like "continue" or "next mission" require you to press A. And so you are wondering, " Then why not make it just for DX10?" Why? Because most people don't have Vista and Dx10 needs Vista to work. Currently, Vista isn't as good, because it's new. If you wait a few years, Vista will be a lot better, and more people will own it. THEN FULL DX0 COMPATIBLE GAMES WILL BE RELEASED, and then you will see the remarkable difference, both in performance and graphics. Also, if you read the article, Lost Planet's developer, CAPCOM, uses DX10 to mostly enhance performance only. Therefore, you can't say much about graphics.

the only problem with dx10 is that runs only under Win vista, so I tried vista several times on different PCs and I can say that XP still the best!

Whose going to take full advantage of DX10 when only the minority can actually run it? It is like any new technology, if you take full advantage of it you will limit your audience. It is the same reason we are only just now hearing about multi core supporting games that utilize them for more than just performance. When the majority of PC gamers, low and high end, have DX10 compatible GPUs we will see more games with more drastic improvements. That is presuming the increased need to cross develop games over multiple platforms doesn't hinder its adoption. Remember that none of the consoles can use DX10, if they plan on milking multiple systems they won't use features only one system can run. Right now the changes are small; but as they take advantage of more DX10 features it will become increasingly difficult to undo them when porting, some developers might not bother.

'TronDoZy': Nah, because Crysis was programmed from the start to have full DX10 compatibility. You're right about Lost Planet: it's only an Xbox 360 port with DX10 tacked on.

Wow, if you think a ported game will give the ultimate "dx10 experience" then you guyes should take primary school all over again. I mean seriously, the game looks the same on XBOX like it does on the computer, ITS PORTED, it was intended for xbox360, which is using dx9 equalient graphic card and software. Crysis won't show too much diffrence either, just some eye candy. Just wait a while till we have Dx10 standalone games, where you NEED dx10 to be able to play, then you'll see the true powers of dx10. Textures are way better in dx10, you can zoom all the way in, or walk all the way up to a wall, and the textures will still look realistic (shown by Nvidia's dx10 preview game) but in dx9 they will look like utter crap. Wow, Crysis will look awesome indeed, so will Bioshock, but both will look awesome on dx9 too. We'll have to wait a few years for the developers to gain knowledge and the community to get dx10 cards before we will be able to compare dx10 games to dx9 games..... I bet you won't see a game in the next year (except flight simulator, only game which looks WTFPWNAGE on dx10 and looks like utter crap on dx9) that has superb graphics in dx10 compared to dx9.

Crysis, Bioshock, Crysis, Bioshock, Crysis, Bioshock, Crysis, Bioshock... That's a brief summary of what people have said so far... I really shouldn't post this article here, but I just can't help myself not too... http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/11/0524250&from=rss ps. Trace the article.

Wait For Crysis Dude,to get the real experience of DX10 Gaming

So......What's the difference?

There's not even a bloody difference people,the images are just a little more sharp and bright,BUT THAT'S IT...nothin' more to it,DX 10 has more than 80% of DX 9 source code...i can smell that from miles,DX 10 has some tweaks and improvements but nothing more it isnt revolutionary or anything,guys let us be honest with eachother,do you see any difference,i mean common DX 9 graphics already look real life,graphics now and even before DX 9c hit the net they were as real as they could get and the same result we have now even with DX 10,take a look at unreal III,take a look at X3 reunion,look at TES IV:Oblivion,the graphics are just gorgeous and damb real,and yes mates thats DX 9,Microsoft is just trying to reinvent the wheel,to make you buy all that new hardware(the geforce 8 series and many other components along it) and make them rich,because they say the new DX10 wont be backward compatible with DX9, DX 10 games wont work on DX 9 cards so go out and buy a DX10 card if you want to play the upcoming games,but i think this will lead to a briliant young mind creating another hack like always to make it backward compatible and even do the job that MS didnt want to do,i mean common...they could have made it backward compatible but then all the new hardware and OS software wouldnt sell that much,not as many profits...damb pricks!

I can't believe you people have the audacity to say something like DX10 and DX9 have very little differences. Are you insane? First of all, this cannot be based on Lost Planet. This is essentially a DX9 game that is compatible with some DX10 features. Do yourself a favor, go back and look at some very early DX9 games and some very late DX8 games. There is little difference. Wait until Crysis comes out or some other game that is built to take full advantage of DX10 before you pass judgement. My god.

IMHO, DX10 and DX9 have very little difference. DX10 looks more detailed but has more glare. DX9 is the opposite.

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Do I need Vista to run it??

Nah, worthless change. I'll take vista when I'll see some real changes.

I just downloaded the full version from STEAM. Like rimet said - the DX10 version is jaw-dropping on the demo. I'm happy to report that the full version runs much smoother than the already slick demo, boasts much higher framerates, and can be FULLY maxed out using at 1680x1050 8XQ AA with a single 8800GTX. This F'n rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to play through it again!

Just like Poshkidney said, unless you see it for yourself you won't understand the difference. I beat Lost Planet on the 360 when it first came out and only downloaded the demo to benchmark my computer. Well, let me tell you, its like night and day how amazing the DX10 version of this game is. It simply jaw dropping.

i've played the demo and it on direct x 10 looks so good one of the best looking games iv'e had on my pc set the motion blur and atmoshic buffing on high and everything looks smashing it dosen't look like a game at all it looks more like CGI stuff. these picture don't show how good this looks get the demo a be amazed

If anyone remembers the renders of Flight Simulator between DX9 and DX10... it would be easy to forgive these first few games that were programmed with DX9 with that kind of future in store...

difference is not worth, spending so much money on hardware.

rofl, dx 10 is more realistic, thats not to say it looks better. The only thing its gonna improve in games like say... crysis... is motion blurr and particle effects. This means it has to be 2 videos compared to see the difference.

I can barely see any difference.

It more clear on DX10 but the difference wouldn't stir me much knowing that the hardware is v.expensive. Cool review though.

some games with the dx10 patch look a hell of a lot better, and no i dont need a 1.5k pc, hell even 1k will play this game on high, the textures are a lot better though in dx10 mode

like at 360 and ps3 but less changes...

what a joke !!! is this working( with nvidia!!)???? what the hell no changes are visible in pics!!!!

its like looking at the 360 v. ps3 images...

At this moment in time there isn't a lot between DX9 and 10 in terms of graphics because all games that are out are designed for DX9. Once we see some DX10 specific games I think it will look amazingly better. And yeah; also remember that DX10 will allow new levels of physics and a much better draw distance. All in all I am really looking forward to the rise of DX10.

like every new technology.. we will see 1 or 2 years from now what is capable to do!

Seeing Something In Motion Is Night & Day To A Still Screen Shot. Everything Improves Through Time. Can't Wait For Native DX10 Games.

This is not that great. Probably because it was made for DX9. Just wait for Crysis then you'll see...

Look...never trust images. If you were to play a DX10 game, it would look better. Object motion blur and depth of view are two things which can be used in DX10 as well as componant damage and destruction which are going to add a lot to not only graphics but gaming as well. The new arcitecture isn't just for graphics...it also deals a lot with gaming and gameplay.

Wasn't DX10 supposed to be some big, huge leap in graphics quality? Maybe this game just didn't utilize it. They look exactly the same, with DX10 having poorer frame rates. Why is this a good thing?

can't see much difference and the loss of money over the lower framerate just isn't worth it

the picture is beautiful, DX10 brings us more

Lets face the facts both versions look great. Only problem is, you need a 1500$ to play the game in any version at it's best

Hmm...thunder350 I smell Microsoft employee.... phyrburn you're card can't play lost planet it's too old! You need a new one that supports shader model 2.0! And you can't play dx10 version cuz your card HAS NOT DX10!

Maube there isint a lot of change but the frame rates sure go down

Just looks like the gamma is better,which could be done on the monitor,the card,or the game settings.Pretty sad,and no way worth installing Vista for.

read what it says and youll find gamespot agrees with you

Is it me, or aren't there much differences? They all look very alike.

Ill stay with my 7600 card, im still on vista but i think ill keep it like that till Crysis or maby bioshock

For now I stay with DirectX 9

Yep i don't see much diffrence.