A question about Direct X11 & Shader 3.0?

**Syphon_Filter** · 10-11-2012

Hi! In the next month I will upgrade my video card from GTX 560 to GTX 680. But I just want to know if this card has that shader thing? Because when I download games from steam or buy them on a disc. It asked me in the requirments to have either shader 3.0 or directX11. This is the link for my GPU that I will get.
http://ca.asus.com/en/Graphics_Cards...TX680DC2T2GD5/

Does this card support that higher shader? Because I don't have much information about these 2 things

. Thanks alot

**keefy** · 10-12-2012

Jeezx your old card must be quite old, Shader 3 came out in about 2005/6.

Both those cards you listed support Direct x 11 so support shader 5 and therfore shader 3 also.

Whats the rest of your PC specs?

**Syphon_Filter** · 10-12-2012

My GPU is good not bad but I want something more better. My PC SPECS ARE: CPU I73820, RAM 16 GB, 2 TB OF HDD, MOTHERBOARD BIOSTAR TPOWERX79, CASE COOLER MASTER HAF C932, CPU COOLING CORSAIR HYDRO H80, AND SONY DVD WRITER X18.

**jlippone** · 10-12-2012

Both GTX 5xx and 6xx cards support DX11 and Shader Model 5.

DX10 and DX11 require Windows Vista, 7 or 8 to work. (So if you are using windows XP you need to upgrade your operation system.)

DX11 does support graphics cards with shader model 3 upwards if developer creates different code path for them.
Thus some games require DX11 with Shader Model 3 as a minimum. (and thus Windows vista/7/8 as well).

**Syphon_Filter** · 10-13-2012

Originally Posted by jlippone

Both GTX 5xx and 6xx cards support DX11 and Shader Model 5.

DX10 and DX11 require Windows Vista, 7 or 8 to work. (So if you are using windows XP you need to upgrade your operation system.)

DX11 does support graphics cards with shader model 3 upwards if developer creates different code path for them.
Thus some games require DX11 with Shader Model 3 as a minimum. (and thus Windows vista/7/8 as well).

Thank you for clearing that out. I was scared and misunderstood about that. I didn't know that DIRECTX11 meant that it supports higher shader 5.0. Because by next month I will buy GTX 680 ASUS 2GB. Thanks again.