One of the most exciting developments in Windows Vista is the groundbreaking graphics technology. Many of the newest Windows games will take full advantage of the next-generation graphics technology in Windows Vista called DirectX® 10. DirectX® 10 will provide an incredibly detailed experience for gamers of every type, and will enable game creators to increase a game's level of realism, enhancing details and complexity in gaming worlds, apply effects like dynamic lighting and weather, and much more.

You can see the difference for yourself when we compare of 2 picture, a screenshot taken from ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X". First picture using the directx 9 GPU platform and the other using directx 10 GPU platform. Now check this picture From Crysis and compare with life scene.

The latest release version of DirectX, DirectX 10 and DirectX 9Ex, is exclusive toMicrosoft Windows Vista . Microsoft claims the reason for this is that there have been extensive changes in the Windows graphics architecture and introduction of the Windows Display Driver Model.