| The G40 builds on the G34 by adding programmable pixel shaders and is being pitched at apps that need a higher level of photorealism than games. |
| Game developers who have performance-optimised polygonal models with lots of textures will devote more of the board's shaders to textures. |
| It may be PC gamers playing technology catch-up while the consolers now enjoy the bulk of new games featuring the latest shaders, physics and light engines. |
| The 460's support for DX11 features such as tessellation and compute shaders allow Civilization V to run faster while looking better than ever. |
| Realistic shaders and materials add lifelike qualities to designs, and environment maps provide realistic reflections without leaving the design mode. |
| Old graphics cards don't support shaders, and trying to run a post-effect on them would result in a failure. |
