DirectX 11 will be compatible with Ivy Bridge

The Ivy Bridge is equipped with a better graphics processor, a step forward in both performance and knowledge

Sandy Bridge’s IGP conquers in 3 versions, two of which have full support with all sorts of GPGPU acceleration, including QuickSync, which has become perhaps the best video transcoding program. It surpasses AMD in performance and approaches Nvidia, and in image quality it approaches the output of transcoding on the processor, which is no small word.

However, they are very far behind in terms of supporting graphical APIs. Sandy Bridge’s GPU only has DirectX 10.1 support, while fortunately the next-generation IGP is already getting support for the latest DirectX standard currently. It is also expected that the new integrated graphics chips will bring significant acceleration and will work even better with the processor than the current design. It's not as if anyone thought this Ivy Bridge was going to be a simple resize, but no major architectural redesign affecting the processor is expected.

Intel still owns 60% of the total graphics processor market, of course that’s no reason to relax, and they don’t. But no one expects Ivy Bridge to be able to take advantage of DX 11 compatibility at any level, at least in terms of graphics. Here, the separate graphics processors will continue to play a more important role, and AMD's IGP is already a relatively good force in this field.

Source: fudzilla