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SkepticJoker Jan 6, 2020 @ 10:34am
DX11 Vs. OpenGL?
My GPU supports both, which one should I use?
Are their any drawbacks to using one over the other?
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bigburger.17 Jan 6, 2020 @ 10:54am 
DX11 running on an RTX 2070 in 4K, nice 60 FPS
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☆TheDough Jan 6, 2020 @ 11:08am 
DirectX supports sound, music, input, networking, and multimedia. On the other hand, OpenGL is strictly a graphics API. ... One major difference is that OpenGL is cross-platform, and DirectX is available only on Windows and XBox. If you need to develop for more than Windows, OpenGL is the way to go.

In short: OpenGL is faster than DirectX. As for why OpenGL is faster than DirectX/Direct3D, the simple answer is that OpenGL seems to have a smoother, more efficient pipeline. At 303.4 fps, OpenGL is rendering a frame every 3.29 milliseconds; at 270.6 fps, DirectX is rendering a frame in 3.69 milliseconds.

Google is your friend =P
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SkepticJoker Jan 6, 2020 @ 1:12pm 
Thanks, it sounds like OpenGL is the way to go.
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lordlethris Apr 27, 2020 @ 11:05am 
With all due respect, google just told you the difference between OpenGL and DirectX.

It's not told you the difference specifically with this game, which is something I would also like to know.

Have the devs optimized for DX or GL?
Are there texture differences?
Blooming variants?
Shading?
What do the dev's recommend?
DX might be crisper as the cost of a few fps?
GL lighting and shading might be better at the cost of fps.?

Stuff like that, specifically for this game :)
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SkepticJoker Apr 27, 2020 @ 1:17pm 
Yeah, that's kind of what i meant.
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fredmatrx Dec 31, 2020 @ 4:25am 
Hey OP, looks like there's a lot of people who dont have an eye for simple things, i changed between Open GL and DX and in 5 minutes i immediately noticed the difference, so here are 2 screenshots i took to compare the two:

Open GL: https://ibb.co/th5s5HX
DirectX: https://ibb.co/CBHkpf3
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SpaceBallsJim Dec 31, 2020 @ 4:46am 
Originally posted by jeromeN7:
My GPU supports both, which one should I use?
Are their any drawbacks to using one over the other?
game dont run for me at all if i choose dx11 mode, i have dx 12 gpu latest drivers for it and all win 10 updates, and game dont run, so im forced to play in open gl
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