DirectX® 9.0 and SmartShader™ 2.0 White Paper

Conclusion

As you can see, DirectX 9.0 offers major improvements to virtually every aspect of 3D graphics. With full support for all the new features of DirectX 9.0, ATI's SmartShader 2.0 technology will be the catalyst that inspires the creation of the next generation of 3D applications. The technology demonstrations discussed here merely scratch the surface of what is possible, while providing a glimpse of what real-time 3D applications will look like in the near future.

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