Some time ago now ATI held a briefing in London regarding the next-generation of DirectX, and the companies plans to support it. Today, Elite Bastards examine the information that was handed out during that briefing, as well as taking a broader look at both DirectX 10, and the WDDM model for graphics drivers that will be introduced in Windows Vista. Although Vista isn't going to be available in retail until at least January 2007 (with rumours mounting of further delays), the major graphics cards vendors such as ATI, NVIDIA and S3 naturally already have their responses to DirectX 10 very much planned out. However, thus far it's been ATI that have made by far the most noise regarding this next release of DirectX, as they seemed determined to leverage what they clearly feel is their advantage (both architecturally and regarding their experience) in this upcoming arena. To this end, they have been travelling far and wide to promote both DirectX 10 and ATI's plans towards supporting it (Without giving away too much about their first DirectX 10 product, R600, of course) to the press. A few weeks ago was the turn of London to welcome ATI's Richard Huddy to talk to the press, thus what follows is a brief evaluation of what ATI had to say, and its place in the grand scheme of all things DirectX 10.

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