DirectX 9 Compatible GPUs

149 GPUs found

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DirectX 9 Release Notes

DirectX 9 introduced programmable shaders to mainstream gaming, enabling complex lighting effects and realistic materials that defined the gaming experience for over a decade.

Groundbreaking Features:
  • Pixel Shader 3.0: Complex per-pixel lighting and effects
  • Vertex Shader 3.0: Programmable vertex transformations
  • High Level Shading Language (HLSL): Easier shader development
  • Multiple render targets: Advanced rendering techniques
Gaming Impact:
  • Realistic lighting: Per-pixel lighting became standard
  • Advanced materials: Bump mapping, normal mapping
  • Post-processing effects: Bloom, depth of field, HDR
  • Long legacy support: Still supported in modern games
Showing 24 of 149 GPUs
256 MB DDR
Base: 324 MHz • Boost: 324 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2005-04-29
131 MB DDR
Base: 277 MHz • Boost: 277 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2002-07-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 324 MHz • Boost: 324 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-12-03
131 MB DDR
Base: 398 MHz • Boost: 398 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-04-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 527 MHz • Boost: 527 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-02-06
131 MB DDR
Base: 325 MHz • Boost: 325 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2003-01-22
131 MB DDR
Base: 378 MHz • Boost: 378 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2003-06-16
131 MB DDR
Base: 378 MHz • Boost: 378 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2003-09-10
256 MB DDR
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
R300 Architecture
110 nm Process
Released: 2005-07-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 325 MHz • Boost: 325 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2002-10-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 398 MHz • Boost: 398 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-10-01
66 MB DDR
Base: 324 MHz • Boost: 324 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-10-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 325 MHz • Boost: 325 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2002-07-23
256 MB DDR
Base: 325 MHz • Boost: 325 MHz
TDP: 37 W
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2002-07-23
256 MB DDR
Base: 324 MHz • Boost: 324 MHz
TDP: 37 W
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2002-07-23
256 MB DDR2
Base: 380 MHz • Boost: 380 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2003-03-01
256 MB DDR2
Base: 412 MHz • Boost: 412 MHz
R300 Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2003-10-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 391 MHz • Boost: 391 MHz
R300 Architecture
110 nm Process
Released: 2004-09-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 500 MHz • Boost: 500 MHz
TDP: 46 W
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-09-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 324 MHz • Boost: 324 MHz
TDP: 15 W
R300 Architecture
110 nm Process
Released: 2006-01-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 500 MHz • Boost: 500 MHz
TDP: 20 W
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2008-01-01
66 MB DDR3
Base: 250 MHz • Boost: 250 MHz
TDP: 20 W
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2008-01-01
Base: 533 MHz • Boost: 533 MHz
PowerVR SGX545 Architecture
32 nm Process
Released: 2010-05-04
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
TDP: 13 W
Generation 4.0 Architecture
90 nm Process
Released: 2006-06-01
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