11. DirectX 9, Continued

The GMA900 in the 915GM may well style itself a DX9-compatible graphics core, but Farcry will only run stutter-free at low resolution, and then only if the protagonist's flashlight is deactivated.

System Performance

The CPU's faster FSB and DDR2 memory in dual-channel mode produce only a slight improvement in system performance for the D610. It is just within the bounds of measurement uncertainty.