DirectX 10 is sitting just around the corner, hand in hand with Microsoft Vista. It requires a new unified architecture in the GPU department that neither hardware vendor has implemented yet and is not compatible with DX9 hardware. The NVIDIA G80 architecture, now known as the GeForce 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS, has been the known DX10 candidate for some time, but much of the rumors and information about the chip were just plain wrong, as we can now officially tell you today.



Link: PC Perspective