An FAQ on DDS files for Windows users

[chris]

Thank you for the quick reply.

I didnt think about hardware resolution limitations. That indeed explains alot. Also how do most of the artist here create 16k+ textures if hardware doesnt support it?

The key word is "directly".

While my 6600 may not be able to, Surely most newer SLI cards can more than handle a 16k texture.

Nope, sorry. 4K is the current maximum for individual surface texture images directly supported by graphics hardware.
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Not quite--DirectX 10 capable hardware such as the GeForce 8 and 9 series can support 8K textures.

--Chris