Ray Tracing To Debut in DirectX 11

crazyeyes writes "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.'"

Comments

Call me old and grumpy

[Bullseye_blam]

But I am really annoyed that April Fool's has now become a multi-day event.

Re:Call me old and grumpy

[pohl]

No doubt. At this point the best slashdot could do on April 1 is post 100% real stories and watch everybody try to figure out where the silly fake stuff is.

Re:Call me old and grumpy

[Ed Avis]

Just like any other day of the year then?

Thankyou GOD!

[Cathoderoytube]

I thought PC gaming was in the throes of death. Fortunately now PC game developers will be able to use Ray Tracing instead of implementing the much ballyhooed 'fun' that graphically inferior console games seem to be touting.

Re:Surprisingly forward thinking on MS' part

[powersponge]

I am anaspeptic, frasmotic, compunctious even, for the writer to have caused you such pericombobulations. Here's to hoping that he will apologize interfrastically.

That's a lie.

[pavon]

This can't be Windows 7 only - Linux has had Direct X11 for years. This is yet another case of Microsoft playing catchup.