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Direct3D 11 supports both the old hardware also support the new hardware, from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11, as shown below:
Use Direct3D 11, introduces a new paradigm, called the characteristic layer. Wherein a layer defines a set of functions of the GPU. Use the attribute level, you can Direct3D applications as a target, so the lower the running versions of Direct3D hardware.