Devices (Direct3D 11 Graphics)
A Direct3D device allocates and destroys objects, renders primitives, and communicates with a graphics driver and the hardware. In Direct3D 11, a device is separated into a device object for creating resources and a device-context object, which performs rendering. This section describes Direct3D 11 device and device-context objects.
Objects created from one device cannot be used directly with other devices. Use a shared resource to share data between multiple devices, with the constraint that a shared object can be used only by the device that created it.
In this section
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to a Device in Direct3D 11 |
The Direct3D 11 object model separates resource creation and rendering functionality into a device and one or more contexts; this separation is designed to facilitate multithreading. |
| Software Layers |
The Direct3D 11 runtime is constructed with layers, starting with the basic functionality at the core and building optional and developer-assist functionality in outer layers. This section describes the functionality of each layer. |
| Limitations Creating WARP and Reference Devices |
Some limitations exist for creating WARP and Reference devices in Direct3D 10.1 and Direct3D 11.0. This topic discusses those limitations. |
| Direct3D 11 on Downlevel Hardware |
This section discusses how Direct3D 11 is designed to support both new and existing hardware, from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11. |
| Using Direct3D 11 feature data to supplement Direct3D feature levels |
Find out how to check device support for optional features, including features that were added in recent versions of Windows. |
How to topics about devices
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| How To: Create a Reference Device |
Describes how to create a reference device. |
| How To: Create a WARP Device |
Describes how to create a WARP device. |
| How To: Create a Swap Chain |
Describes how to create a swap chain. |
| How To: Enumerate Adapters |
Describes how to enumerate the physical display adapters. |
| How To: Get Adapter Display Modes |
Describes how to get the supported display capabilities of an adapter. |
| How To: Create a Device and Immediate Context |
Describes how to initialize a device. |
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