(08-09-2009, 10:23 PM)dyoo Wrote: DX10 is just an energy-saving version of DX9. DX10 produces less heat and consumes less power than DX9, but theres no real performance improvement.
No, SantaC is right. DX10 makes the PS2 emulator a lot faster. It gives 50-60 fps for heavy games like Xenosaga series, while it's only 20 fps when using DX9. So it might be a good idea to see directx plugin progression for Dolphin.