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TransGaming Releases Fast Software 3D Rendering

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday October 19, 2005 @06:37AM from the extending-the-life-of-your-pc dept.

gavriels writes "TransGaming has just released SwiftShader, an ultra-fast software-only 3D renderer that supports Vertex and Pixel Shaders. SwiftShader dynamically compiles the geometry and rasterization pipelines to produce code that exactly matches the graphics features a game or application is using. Demo download and tech details can be found on their website."

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Re:The Meat... by MindStalker · 2005-10-19 06:55 · Score: 5, Interesting

What I really want to know is can it use the 3D capabilities of your card while software rendering the things your card doesn't support. This would be the killer app for Linux and Windows.