Ray Tracing To Debut in DirectX 11 *Official April Fools Thread!*

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"This is breaking news. Microsoft has not only decided to support ray tracing in DirectX 11, but they will also be basing it on Intel's x86 ray-tracing technology and get this ... it will be out by the end of the year! In this article, we will examine what ray tracing is all about and why it would be superior to the current raster-based technology. As for performance, well, let Intel dazzle you with some numbers. Here's a quote from the article: 'You need not worry about your old raster-based DirectX 10 or older games or graphics cards. DirectX 11 will continue to support rasterization. It just includes support for ray-tracing as well. There will be two DirectX 11 modes, based on support by the application and the hardware.'"

http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/03/31/1423247.shtml

I smell trouble for nvidia. They lack a x86 licence. AMD was right to purchase ATI. I just hope they kick Intel in the nuts. Its not like there is a tonne of Dx10 games out yet. DX11 will take at least 2-3 years. Maybe by then windows 7 will be out.

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