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by Painkiller
Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:21 pm
Forum: Advanced Help
Topic: DirectX8 VS DirectX9
Replies: 6
Views: 934

DirectX8 VS DirectX9

I compiled sample 2 in the tutor section and tried comparing frame rates between DirectX 8 and 9 renderers. Results:

D8: 125-130 fps
D9: 40-50 fps

Why is it that D8 has better performance than D9? Is the D9 renderer still early in development or what? :?:
by Painkiller
Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:14 pm
Forum: Open Discussion and Dev Announcements
Topic: Vertex/Pixel shaders???
Replies: 1
Views: 519

Vertex/Pixel shaders???

I have just started playing w/ Irrlicht and I like it so far. :D One thing I noticed missing was shaders. I have thought about adding in support, unless the author is already doing this, so custom shaders can be loaded. If I do decide to add support where should it go? I was thinking irr::video::ISh...