D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE enumeration (d3d10misc.h)

  • Article

The device-driver type.

Syntax

typedef enum D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE {
  D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE = 0,
  D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_REFERENCE = 1,
  D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_NULL = 2,
  D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_SOFTWARE = 3,
  D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_WARP = 5
} ;

Constants

 
D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE
Value: 0
A hardware device; commonly called a HAL device.
D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_REFERENCE
Value: 1
A reference device; commonly called a REF device.
D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_NULL
Value: 2
A NULL device; which is a reference device without render capability.
D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_SOFTWARE
Value: 3
Reserved for later use.
D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE_WARP
Value: 5
A WARP driver, which is a high-performance software rasterizer. The rasterizer supports feature level 9_1 through level 10.1 with a
high performance software implementation when hardware is not available. For more information about using a WARP driver, see Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP) In-Depth Guide.
Note that WARP is only available with the DirectX 11 Runtime (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, updated Windows Vista [KB971644]).

Remarks

The device-driver type needs to be specified when the device is created (using D3D10CreateDevice or D3D10CreateDeviceAndSwapChain).

For information about limitations creating nonhardware-type devices on certain feature levels, see Limitations Creating WARP and Reference Devices.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header d3d10misc.h

See also

Core Enumerations