Just saw this @ Theinquirer.net.
While it's common knowledge that ATI and Nvidia dominate the 3D Graphics hardware market right now, there are several new release on the horizon that could threaten that dominance. However, the old masters aren't sitting on their laurels, and both have next-generation products of their own in development.
In a strange twist, it's OS vendor Microsoft that is driving the market in 3D graphics hardware. Whilst previous versions of DirectX have been driven by hardware advances from companies like Nvidia, this time, with DirectX9.0 Microsoft is setting the bar higher than many of the hardware vendors might have imagined. For the full story warp 2 Theinquirer.net
While it's common knowledge that ATI and Nvidia dominate the 3D Graphics hardware market right now, there are several new release on the horizon that could threaten that dominance. However, the old masters aren't sitting on their laurels, and both have next-generation products of their own in development.
In a strange twist, it's OS vendor Microsoft that is driving the market in 3D graphics hardware. Whilst previous versions of DirectX have been driven by hardware advances from companies like Nvidia, this time, with DirectX9.0 Microsoft is setting the bar higher than many of the hardware vendors might have imagined. For the full story warp 2 Theinquirer.net
