If you have a directx 10 graphics card can you play directx 9 games?

I am getting a new computer and I'm wondering if you have a directx 10 graphics card can you play directx 9 games?

And is it worth it to get a directx 10 graphics card if you cant?

If you have a directx 10 graphics card can you play directx 9 games?

Microsoft has decided that backward compatibly with DirectX 9,8,7 isn't really necessary as there will probably will be even less compatible with Vista.

Even so, dear Microsoft hasn't totally forgotten us. Some sort of 閳ユ竷ompatibility閳?will be available through a software layer (probably some emulation) which will have its price in system resources, as it will run much slower. The good news is that DirectX 10 will relieve some of the burden on the CPU.

And of course it will have support for the next generation of Pixel Shaders 4.0, although it will probably surface before even Vista's release due to the rapid development of graphic cards.

If you have a directx 10 graphics card can you play directx 9 games?

yes you can play DX9 games and all previous games that run on DX. yes it is worth it to get the DX10 grpahics card because the newer games will run on DX10(Halo 2 Vista for example).

If you have a directx 10 graphics card can you play directx 9 games?

I would think so. But if you have a 9, then you can't play the Ten. Sounds like a card game.