The biggest thing to take away from this article is not that some magical effects have been added with DirectX 10, it’s that efficiency is increased and the GPU is capable of doing much more than it has in the past and by offloading tasks from the CPU. Since more can be done in less time that means more impressive effects can be created and displayed on the screen.
If you have downloaded the NVIDIA Cascades demo, you already have a good idea of what DX10 can bring to the table. However, Legit Reviews has just posted direct screenshots from Conan: Hyborian Adventures which show far better examples of what can be done.
Source: Legit Reviews