Posted Mar 08, 2007 at 01:51AM by Karl B. Listed in: Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Games for Windows Tags: GPU, DirectX, nVidia, motherboards, SDK, OpenGL
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Nvidia SDK 10 - Image 1The whole videogame industry is currently in the middle of the transition to high-definition next gen visuals with the introduction of DirectX 10, and to make the transition an easier process, here comes Nvidia with the "definitive" game development platform, Nvidia SDK 10.

The core of Nvidia's new platform is the new NVIDIA Developer Toolkit. It promises to "save developers time and money in creating games that deliver almost lifelike graphics and physics realism." The platform consists of Nvidia GeForce(R) 8 Series graphics cards, Nvidia nForce(R) 680 motherboards, and DirectX 10.

The new NVIDIA Developer Toolkit also includes instructive code samples, advanced shaders, performance tuning, and more, all in a bid to make the creation of Microsoft DirectX 10-compatible games easier.

The Nvidia Developer Toolkit also includes the following:

  • SDK 10: all-new DirectX 10, OpenGL, and CUDA code samples for the latest GPUs
  • Texture Tools: Powerful libraries and plug-ins for working with textures - now with DirectX 10 support and approximately 10x faster due to GPU acceleration via CUDA
  • PerfKit 5: powerful tools for debugging and profiling GPU applications for Windows Vista and DirectX 10 -- now with shader edit-and-continue, render state modification, customizable graphs and counters, and more
  • ShaderPerf 2: detailed shader performance information with support for new drivers
  • FX Composer 2: a world-class development environment for cross-platform shader authoring; DirectX and OpenGL support with HLSL, Cg, and COLLADA FX
  • Shader Library: the world's largest collection of GPU shaders featuring more than 100 different shader effects and support for external submissions
Nvidia is currently demonstrating the entire development platform and distributing some of its components free of charge at the Game Developers Conference (GDC).


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   by dfg (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 » well would be nice if....

Could be nice if nvidia got there cards working with vista first....lol

I have an SLI system that aint support right yet (even though nvidia say it is now...lol..bloody beta drivers)

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   by jlf278 (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 » ??

what does this have to do with Wii????

   by Knot (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 » WTF??????? WTH?????

What does this really have to do with Wii QJ? Wii want Wii GDC news!

   by xche78x - 2007-03-09
 » me

im reading this news through ps3.qj.net
the connection is maybe because nvida created the rsx for ps3. but its totally irrelevant to the news about geforce 8xxx nforce 680 and dx10.
anyways i also hope that they can provide real drivers for geforce 8xxx series. beta is not an option.



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