while we know the 360 GPU is Xenos is really a R600 and the ps3 RSX is a 7800GT now we all know Nvidia 7 series cant do Directx10 but the R600 family can now i was woundering has 360 been using it for a example the games look better one 360 then ps3 with the light effect same as direct x9 vs x10 like look at perfect dark zero jungle level now you cant tell me that come close to to the lighting effect in crysis like compared to jungle pics of both games and you will see what i mean and it been proven direct x10 looks better then 9 so is this the reason 360 games look better then ps3?
The xbox360 GPU is more powerful than the PS3 GPU and therefore has better graphics , however it doesn't have DirectX10 and it would require more than a firmware/software upgrade to get DirectX10 into an xbox360.
The Xenos was first made available (to developers) in early 2005.The R600 was made available to reviewers around April this year. That's over 2 years difference.
The delay in the R600 cost ATI and the R600 still didn't manage to match nVidias offering. I really think that if they had the technology available it would have been made available earlier.
The Xenos has "some" of the DX10 features, but not all of them to keep cost down hence the cost of the entire 360 being roughly similar to the PC video card equivalent at the time. In the long run DX10 isn't completely necessary for a console, when you don't have the overhead of a full blown OS that kills valuable resources. Over time developers will learn to manipulate the hardware to do things that mimic allot of the DX10 features even if the 360 doesn't technically support it in the hardware.
okay... its this "again" is it. Sigh, here we go. First of neither the Xenos or RSX were based directly on any existing chip, they were made to order from tech the companies had. That means the Xenos isnt the R600, and the RSX isnt the 7800/7900. Infact the RSX is 2x the size of either of those chips. DirextX is 2 things, a set of specifications and a set of code. When people say will DX10 run on something then usualy it will as DX10 is software, for example DX9 works fine on DX7 hardware. HOWEVER, the specs side of things is different. Hardware which only meets DX7s specs will not to able to use the highend functions of DX9s hardware specs. Also, comparing the 2 is pointless as the PS3 doesnt use DX, it uses OpenGL the industry standard for graphics. As for the 2s speed, no the difference is minimal and has been confirmed time and time and time and time again by devlopers with the only advantage the Xenos offering is dedicated memory for AA. Each chip has their own special functions the other cant do. So no, the 360 cant run DX10s hardware functions, as the vast majority will be lacking. DX10 software? Sure. Oh and no...unified shaders dont make the Xenos faster.
okay... its this "again" is it. Sigh, here we go. First of neither the Xenos or RSX were based directly on any existing chip, they were made to order from tech the companies had. That means the Xenos isnt the R600, and the RSX isnt the 7800/7900. Infact the RSX is 2x the size of either of those chips. DirextX is 2 things, a set of specifications and a set of code. When people say will DX10 run on something then usualy it will as DX10 is software, for example DX9 works fine on DX7 hardware. HOWEVER, the specs side of things is different. Hardware which only meets DX7s specs will not to able to use the highend functions of DX9s hardware specs. Also, comparing the 2 is pointless as the PS3 doesnt use DX, it uses OpenGL the industry standard for graphics. As for the 2s speed, no the difference is minimal and has been confirmed time and time and time and time again by devlopers with the only advantage the Xenos offering is dedicated memory for AA. Each chip has their own special functions the other cant do. So no, the 360 cant run DX10s hardware functions, as the vast majority will be lacking. DX10 software? Sure. Oh and no...unified shaders dont make the Xenos faster.teebeenz
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