The state of OpenGL on Vista explained @ JPR

Thursday 03rd May 2007, 10:10:00 AM, written by TeamB3D

JPR's Kathleen Maher expounds on the state of OpenGL application performance under Microsoft Windows Vista in our latest JPR @ Beyond3D editorial. There's been more than a little confusion about how much of a first class citizen OpenGL is under Microsoft's latest operating system, so Kathleen takes a close look.

Covering how OpenGL runs on Vista via the ICD model and WDDM, and including the desktop window manager, finishing with a look at real-world app and game performance versus Windows XP, the article covers the major bases.

Check it out, and check out our JPR portal for other articles from the guys and gals at Jon Peddie Research.

jpr ± windows, opengl, vista, wddm, dwm, xp

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