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Microsoft DirectX 9.0

Vertex Shader Differences


These are the differences between the vertex shader versions.

VersionMaximum number of instructions
1_1128
2_0256
2_0 Extended256. The number of instructions that run can be much higher because of looping.
3_0512 minimum, and up to the number of slots in the D3DCAPS9.MaxVertexShader30InstructionSlots. See D3DCAPS9.

Version 3_0

New features:

Version 2_0 Extended

New features (with a cap set):

Version 2_0

New instructions:

New registers - constant float, constant integer, constant Boolean, loop counter

Version 1_x

New instructions:



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