IT-ServicesDemand for DirectX 10-compliant graphics cards may not pick up until Vista launch.
Despite Nvidia"s launch of its DirectX 10-compliant GeForce 8800 GPU last week, demand for high-end graphics cards supporting DirectX 10 may not pick up until Microsoft"s Vista operating system (OS) hits the market, according to industry sources. The sources claimed that despite Nvidia"s head-start, it may not be too late for ATI to launch its R600 that supports DirectX 10 in the first quarter of 2007 because insufficient software support currently is hampering demand.