08-25-10, 11:00 AM
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Why OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D?
I think the following comment by OpenGL veteran Mark Kilgard (Principal system software engineer at NVIDIA) deserves a dedicated post because it's a very interesting reading and demonstrates a...
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08-26-10, 01:49 AM
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Re: Why OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D?
Hi..!!
OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D for 3 ways: 1. Portability. 2. You can use tessellation and geometry shaders under WinXP. 3. It’s much more easy to maintain than DX, that forces you to rewrite a lot of code. With OpenGL you can just check for an extension and voilá. |
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08-26-10, 01:58 AM
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Re: Why OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D?
I always liked OpenGL.
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08-26-10, 05:44 AM
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Apple user. Deal with it.
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Re: Why OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D?
My friends and I had these discussions in college, which was 8-12 years ago. I can't believe this topic is still relevant.
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08-26-10, 08:57 AM
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Re: Why OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D?
GLIDE, BITCHES!
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08-26-10, 09:00 AM
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Re: Why OpenGL is Superior to Direct3D?
AGP IS SUPERIOR.
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