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DirectX 10, the latest version of the DirectX suite of multimedia application programming interfaces (APIs), puts gamers and multimedia buffs on the leading edge of PC audio and video performance.
DirectX 10 features heavily enhanced 3-D graphics-rendering capabilities and helps noticeably improve your computer's in-game and multimedia performance.
Providing a standard development platform for Windows-based PCs, it also provides software developers access to specialized hardware features without the need to write hardware-specific code. For gamers and video enthusiasts, this translates to higher-performance graphics and sound when you're playing games or watching video on your PC.
Additionally, DirectX APIs make it possible for multimedia applications to make use of high-performance hardware such as 3-D graphics acceleration chips and sound cards. They control low-level functions, too, including 2-D graphics acceleration, input devices (such as joysticks, keyboards, and mice), sound mixing, and sound output.
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