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I wonder why?
Gaming forums that I frequent, and most gamers with whom I converse, speculate on the future of gaming gfx and the role DX11 may play in overcoming the wall hit by DX9 and 10. Today, it seems that anyone minimally versed vis-ą-vis DX11 is supersaturated with THE term de jour "tessellation," which I find most people never heard of. I say that not to impugn the (alleged) computer savvy of folks; I'm simply honoring reality.
At the present time, there are very few games available that avail themselves of DX11 capabilities. Depending on the source, about twice that number are reported to be in production and will be available within a year. With this in mind, I harken back to a consideration of deferring jumping on the latest and greatest bandwagon (1) because the bandwagon just left the barn and no one knows where it is going and, (2) the present bandwagon on which I am traveling provides me a most pleasant ride.
As the JPEG I attached indicates, the lowly DX10.1 capable 4890 generally embarrasses the 5850.
My continuing advice: wait 6-12 months, not only for DX11 improvements over the current generation, but also an increasing supply of DX11 games.
Monk