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DirectX 5.0 |
DirectX 6.0 |
Direct X 7.0 |
DirectX 8.0 |
DirectX 8.1 |
DirectX 9.0 |
| Flexible vertex format for geometry definition |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Vertex buffers for geometry storage |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Multi-Texture rendering |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Automatic texture management |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Switchable depth buffering (z-buffers / w-buffers) |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Environment per-pixel mapping via BUMPENVMAP |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Environment mapping with cubic environment maps |
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Yes |
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| Hardware T&L support |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Geometry blending |
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Yes |
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| Improved automatic texture management |
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Yes |
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| Automatic texture coordinate generation, texture transforms, projected textures, and arbitrary clipping planes |
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Yes |
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| Support for MMX, ISSE, 3DNow |
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Yes |
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| Vertex Shaders |
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1.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| Max instructions |
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128 |
128 |
1024 |
| Max static instructions |
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128 |
128 |
256 |
| Max Constants |
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96 |
96 |
256 |
| Temporrary registers |
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12 |
12 |
12 |
| Max loops |
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0 |
0 |
4 |
| Static flow Control |
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No |
No |
Yes |
| Dynamic flow Control |
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No |
No |
No |
| Pixel Shaders |
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1.1 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
| Texture Maps |
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4 |
6 |
16 |
| Max Texture Instructions |
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4 |
8 |
32 |
| Max Color Instructions |
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8 |
8 |
64 vector +
64 scalar |
| Max Temp storage |
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- |
- |
12 |
| Dependend textures |
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- |
- |
4 |
| Data Type |
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Integer |
Integer |
Floating |
| Data Precision |
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32bit |
48bit |
96bit |
| Render Targets |
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1 |
1 |
4 |
| Higher Order Surfaces |
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| N-Patches |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Continuous Tessellation |
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No |
No |
Yes |
| Adaptive Tessellation |
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No |
No |
Yes |
| Vertex Displacement Mapping |
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No |
No |
Yes |
| Geometry Displacement Mapping |
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No |
No |
No |
