According to Nvidia, it seems that Windows 7 promises better performance for Nvidia due to DirectX Compute, the new graphics API interface for Windows 7. The API suppose to take full advantage of the parallel processing power built into today's high-end graphics cards, and enable use of advanced technologies like SLI-based, multi-GPU gaming, etc.
Windows 7 is not the only operating system that is taking advantage of the GPU. Last year during WWDC, Apple has already been advertising OpenCL that is one of the main core technologies in Snow Leopard, the newest operating system by Apple which will be released in September 2009 just before Windows 7. OpenCL in Snow Leopard will initially be supported on the NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GTS, Geforce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130, ATI Radeon 4850, and Radeon 4870.
So far, I'm not sure if any games are using these new technologies so it's too early to say if there will be better graphics performance, or will less power be used to produce equivalent or better graphics. However, these new APIs can be one of the pushing factors on whether we should upgrade, especially for gamers. :)
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