INTEL's G35 GPU Is DirectX10 Ready

2007 will be quite an interesting year. I say that because every time a new technology appears it takes quite a lot of time for everyone to integrate it into the software and hardware. For example, 2006 will probably remain in the history books as the year when the first DirectX10 cards appeared. While no one actually knows how they perform under DirectX10 environment, the 8800 cards still remain the first ever to integrate the 10th version of the known API. And since we've walked on this road before, first come the discrete graphic cards and then the integrated GPUs. And when you say "integrated", you're surely talking about INTEL

Along with X38, G35 is the next chipset that INTEL will offer as a mainstream alternative. Intel Clear Video architecture and DirectX 10 comes as default with this integrated GPU, making it the first to support the new version. The chipset is also designed to work with 1333FSB CPUs and two types of memory.

Talking about the memory, the G35 supports DDR3 1066 and DDR2 800 at the same time. However, we don't know if the final product will feature dual memory support on a single motherboard. The chipset will be matched with ICH9, ICH9R and ICH9DH Southbridges. The new chipset called 3 series supports Vista Premium, provided you have the needed amount of Ram and enough CPU power to run it smoothly. The "Vista Premium Ready" logo also means it will support Aero Glass but that's not much of a revolution since the older GMA950 can do that as well.

Things always look better on paper than in real life when you're talking about INTEL GPUs and later the term "compatible" that they love so much explains exactly what to expect from such a board. Yes, DirectX10 games will work when rendered by G35 but probably at 5fps.