DX10 & DX11 games

Ginmardo

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Hi,

My rig currently has a XFX Geforce 8500 GT video card installed on it. I was surprised to see it run Modern Warfare 2 flawlessly of course with the settings tweaked. Somebody once told me that that was also because MW2 is a DX9.0 game. When I ran dxdiag I noticed that my 8500 GT card supports up to DX11. Does that mean that I also am able to run games that go up to DX11? I realize that I will have to tweak setting lower, balance it out so that I can have excellent resolution and no lagging.

System specs:
AMD Phenom II X2 Black ed.
2GB RAM PC-6400
Geforce 8500 GT video card
500 GB HDD
600W PSU
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIYS System
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.10GHz
Motherboard
ECS Geforce6100PM-M2 V3.0
Memory
Markvision single channel DDR2 800MHz PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GTX260
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC F22 22-inch monitor
Hard Drives
Hitachi Deskstar 500GB @7200RPM HDD
PSU
CoolerMaster eXtreme 600W PSU
Case
GMC Mid-Tower case
Cooling
Air-cooled 2x80mm rear case fans
Keyboard
Xtech multimedia keyboard
Mouse
Xtech standard USB optical mouse
Other Info
I put together the system myself
No the 8500GT is a DX10 card and doesn't support DX11
To run DX11 you should have a GPU that supports it such as Nvidia GTX 400 series and above
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
Motherboard
Asus Rampage formula LGA775
Memory
8GB DDR2 900Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GT730 2GB GDDR5 (Kepler)
Sound Card
Supreme FX2
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung LS22F350 LED
Screen Resolution
1080P
Hard Drives
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB, 500GB Hitachi, 2TB Samsung, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung, 160GB Toshiba (Arch)
PSU
AeroCool 500W Bronze
Cooling
Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
Keyboard
Prolink keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M705
Internet Speed
1MiB/s
Browser
Chrome Beta
The DirectX Version shown in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool is the version of DirectX installed. Windows 7 comes with DirectX 11. I have a lowly GT220 and mine shows DirectX 11 also. My card is only DirectX 10.1 capable.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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