BioShock - DX9 vs. DX10

[Rob Williams]

From our news:

The guys at Hard|OCP are continuing their DX10 coverage with a fresh look at BioShock. Previously, they've taken a look at Lost Planet only to find that the benefits are non-existent, but luckily, Call of Juarez deemed itself worthy of some DX10 action. So with a major game like BioShock on the table, hopes were high that our DX10 cards would be getting a good workout.

Through their testing, they never found any real difference between GeForce 8-series and Radeon 2-series cards, a great thing if you own either one of the cards already. They include numerous comparison screenshots, including DX9 vs. DX10, and personally, I can't really see that much of a difference at all. Though, the downside is that in DX10 mode, you lose anti-aliasing. Why 2K? Why?

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We believe that BioShock will ultimately be remembered as a great game with a few flaws, just like its predecessors: System Shock 1 and 2. System Shock's initial release was marred by many bugs, and in an age in which people couldn't just pop into FileShack and look for a patch. And yet, it is still remembered as one of the greatest shooters of all time.

Source: Hard|OCP
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[Greg King]

It's a good read and nice to see that DX10 is actually not entirely worthless at this point for everyone that ran out to get next gen cards capable of rendering DX10 games.

 

[MakubeX]

^^ Ditto. Glad to see some noticeable differences in DX10 this time. If I had Vista, I would play Bioshock on DX10 for the water ripple effect alone.

 

[GameMasterNick]

A friend of mine runs DX10 Bioshock on his 8800GT card.
I run mine on DX9 with a 7600GT...

I'm nowhere near close to the level of detail this game is capable of... and it's still one of the nicest looking games I've ever seen.

 

[Blubles]

got it on the 8800 also

 

[Rat]

8800GTS here.
Everything maxed out, without even fine-tuning the card!
Runs a dream, without even so much as a frame lost in the most hectic of battles.

 

[MakubeX]

8800GTS here.
Everything maxed out, without even fine-tuning the card!
Runs a dream, without even so much as a frame lost in the most hectic of battles.

LoL, sure. I'm sure your frame rate stayed constant during the whole game.

Anyway, back in the real world...

The game ran smooth as hell from start to finish with the rig in my sig. Not one crash, no errors, no nothing. Nvidia sure did an awesome job optimizing those beta drivers for this game. Excellent game, lost of fun, already playing it for the 2nd time on hard.