14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Vista's new graphics infrastructure also brings to the table the next generation of application programming interfaces (APIs) for the ultimate multimedia experience. And DirectX 10 is just the latest edition of the DirectX suite of APIs to accompany Windows Vista out of Redmond. Microsoft has applauded DirectX 10 as the core of the top graphics performance, and it is using the API as a leverage point and an incentive to convince both users and developers to switch to Windows Vista.
Currently, Microsoft has not undertaken any measures to promote DirectX 10 as opposite to older versions of DirectX, but all of that is going to change as of next year, according to xbitlabs. Microsoft is getting ready to intimately connect Windows Vista with DirectX capable hardware. In this context, 2008 could be synonymous with a revamping of the Microsoft Windows Vista Premium logo program.
According to Microsoft, "a Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor?), 1 GB of system memory, support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel, 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space, DVD-ROM Drive, audio output capability and Internet access capability."
The Redmond Company is looking to change the parameters necessary for a computer to qualify as Windows Vista Premium Ready from 2008. The aspect that Microsoft will tamper with is DirectX support. While currently, DirectX 9 will more than suffice, starting with next year, the company plans to make graphic cards with support for DirectX 10 compulsory for the Premium logo program. Microsoft has failed as of yet to either conform or deny the speculations related to the integration of DirectX 10 capabilities as a mandatory detail for Vista Premium Ready PCs.