DirectX 9.0c (Jun 10) Date added: June, 8th 2010 - (Freeware)

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of high performance APIs (application programming interfaces) that handle the tasks related to video/audio multimedia and game programming on Microsoft Windows operating systems. Consisted from modules that control their own individual spheres of gaming (Direct3D for 3D graphics, DirectDraw for 2d graphics, DirectMusic for music, DirectPlay for connectivity between user and PC, DirectSound for sound processing, and more), this API package provides perfect environment for both creating and playing innovative software that can be reproduced on every type of PC hardware configurations imaginable.

The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime provides updates all up to its latest version of 9.0c, giving you access to the core Windows® technology which powers vast majority of high-speed multimedia and games on PC.

DirectX features include:

• Tessellation – Tessellation is implemented on the GPU to calculate a smoother curved surface resulting in more graphically detailed images, including more lifelike characters in the gaming worlds that you explore.
• Multi-Threading – The ability to scale across multi-core CPUs will enable developers to take greater advantage of the power within multi-core CPUs. This results in faster framerates for games, while still supporting the increased visual detailing.
• DirectCompute – Developers can utilize the power of discrete graphics cards to accelerate both gaming and non-gaming applications. This improves graphics, while also enabling players to accelerate everyday tasks, like video editing, on their Windows 7 PC.

While Windows 7 is fully compatible with games and hardware that use older versions of DirectX, the new DirectX 9.0c features are available with a DirectX 11 compatible graphics card and games designed to take advantage of this new technology.

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