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 GDDR3
Base: 475 MHz • Boost: 475 MHz
TDP: 57 W
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-02-17
131 MB DDR
Base: 320 MHz • Boost: 320 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-11-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 450 MHz • Boost: 450 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-08-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 350 MHz • Boost: 350 MHz
R300 Architecture
110 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR2
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 230 MHz • Boost: 230 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
66 MB DDR
Base: 250 MHz • Boost: 250 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 300 MHz • Boost: 300 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 333 MHz • Boost: 333 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 337 MHz • Boost: 337 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-02-13
66 MB DDR
Base: 450 MHz • Boost: 450 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 250 MHz • Boost: 250 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 350 MHz • Boost: 350 MHz
R300 Architecture
110 nm Process
Released: 2005-11-01
Base: 300 MHz • Boost: 300 MHz
R300 Architecture
110 nm Process
Released: 2005-01-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
66 MB DDR
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
R300 Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-01
131 MB DDR2
Base: 300 MHz • Boost: 300 MHz
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-01-21
131 MB DDR2
Base: 425 MHz • Boost: 425 MHz
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-04-01
131 MB DDR
Base: 350 MHz • Boost: 350 MHz
TDP: 55 W
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2004-08-09
131 MB DDR2
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-01-21
256 MB DDR
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-07-22
256 MB DDR
Base: 400 MHz • Boost: 400 MHz
Rankine Architecture
130 nm Process
Released: 2003-07-22
66 MB DDR2
Base: 250 MHz • Boost: 250 MHz
TDP: 21 W
Rankine Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2004-06-28
131 MB DDR
Base: 270 MHz • Boost: 270 MHz
Rankine Architecture
150 nm Process
Released: 2003-05-21
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