You can use Microsoft Direct3D 11 graphics to create 3-D graphics for games and scientific and desktop applications.
This section contains information about programming with Direct3D 11 graphics.
For more information, see Direct3D 11 Features.
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This section demonstrates how to use the Direct3D 11 API to accomplish several common tasks. | |
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The programming guide contains information about how to use the Direct3D 11 programmable pipeline to create realtime 3D graphics for games as well as scientific and desktop applications. | |
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This section contains the reference pages for Direct3D 11-based graphics programming. |
In addition to Direct3D 11 being supported by Windows 7 and later and Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, Direct3D 11 is available down-level for Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 by downloading KB 971644 and KB 971512.
For information about new Direct3D 11.1 features that are included with Windows 8, see Direct3D 11.1 Features.
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