Direct3D is a graphics application programming interface (API) for Microsoft Windows. Part of DirectX, Direct3D is used to render three-dimensional graphics...

Originally, the names of these APIs all began with "Direct", such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth. The name...

Feature levels in Direct3D define strict sets of features required by certain versions of the Direct3D API and runtime, as well as additional optional...

interfaces for the Direct3D 9Ex runtime in order to run legacy Direct3D applications; it may optionally implement runtime interfaces for Direct3D 10 and higher...

and more efficient CPU and GPU usage compared to the older OpenGL and Direct3D 11 APIs. It does so by providing a considerably lower-level API for the...

will always be a factory bus width. API support section Direct3D – Maximum version of Direct3D fully supported. OpenGL – Maximum version of OpenGL fully...

support the following APIs: Direct3D 11 (feature level 9_3), OpenGL ES 2.0 All models support the following APIs: Direct3D 11 (feature level 9_3), OpenCL...

DXVK is an open-source translation layer which converts Direct3D 8/9/10/11 calls to Vulkan. It is used by Proton/Steam for Linux, by Intel Windows drivers...

performance. These include Direct3D-to-Vulkan translation layers, namely DXVK for Direct3D 9, 10 and 11, and VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12. A separate library...

parties – but never turned into a product. Released in 1996, Microsoft's Direct3D eventually became the main competitor of OpenGL. Over 50 game developers...

two backend renderers for ANGLE: the oldest one uses Direct3D 9.0c, while the newer one uses Direct3D 11. ANGLE is currently used by Google Chrome (embedded...

Direct3D 9 API to augment the shader assembly language, and went on to become the required shading language for the unified shader model of Direct3D 10...

the Direct3D 11.0 specification. Nvidia originally stated that the Kepler architecture has full DirectX 11.1 support, which includes the Direct3D 11.1...

processing units evolved, major graphics software libraries such as OpenGL and Direct3D began to support shaders. The first shader-capable GPUs only supported...

as Direct3D. Direct2D is a native code API based on C++ that can be called by managed code and uses a "lightweight COM" approach just like Direct3D, with...

128 was built to render within the Direct3D 5 and OpenGL API specifications. It was designed to accelerate Direct3D to the utmost extent possible, as a...

added. With Direct3D 10, the file format was extended to allow an array of textures to be included, as well as support for new Direct3D 10.x and 11 texture...

taken is decided by the client application and is API dependent. Microsoft Direct3D implements a SwapChain class. Each host device has at least one swap chain...

In computing, D3DX (Direct3D Extension) is a high level API library which is written to supplement Microsoft's Direct3D graphics API. The D3DX library...

processing unit (GPU). This is achieved with the underlying Vulkan, Metal, or Direct3D 12 system APIs. In JavaScript, WebGPU can be provided by a web browser...

Rapid changes in that market, notably with the introduction of OpenGL and Direct3D, led to rapid consolidation. PowerVR introduced new versions with low-power...

to render correctly. Some work is ongoing to move the Direct3D backend to Vulkan API. Direct3D 12 support in 4.0 is provided by a "vkd3d" subproject,...

purchased by Microsoft in February 1995 and Reality Lab formed the basis for Direct3D. Microsoft's acquisition statement of RenderMorphics contained a description...

following tests: Direct3D 9 Aero Assessment Direct3D 9 Batch Assessment Direct3D 9 Alpha Blend Assessment Direct3D 9 Texture Load Assessment Direct3D 9 ALU Assessment...

Direct3D 9.0 and OpenGL 2.0, a major improvement in features and performance compared to the preceding R200 design. R300 was the first fully Direct3D...

Blinn–Phong is a shading model used in OpenGL and Direct3D's fixed-function pipeline (before Direct3D 10 and OpenGL 3.1), and is carried out on each vertex...

offered a notable leap in 3D PC gaming performance and was the first fully Direct3D 7-compliant 3D accelerator. GeForce 256 was marketed as "the world's first...

support SR-IOV or Direct3D 9 natively, instead falling back on the D3D9On12 wrapper which translates Direct3D 9 calls to their Direct3D 12 equivalents....

Direct3D version 9 has been mainlined into Mesa 3D. It can be used with nouveau;[citation needed] however, since any software that is using Direct3D is...

tightly coupled to their respective version of Direct3D. In order to utilize 3D acceleration in Direct3D 7.0 and below, DirectDraw must be used in order...