Re: [Plib-users] PUI Performance Factors

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Norman Vine wrote:

> Also note that in Windows an OpenGL program runs significantly
> faster in FullScreen mode vs Windowed mode hence another plus
> for PUI based applications.

That's true under Linux too - for at least *some* 3D hardware and *some*
drivers.

With the latest nVidia drivers, the GeForce 3 card will do a true
buffer swap (just move a pointer) instead of a copy-from-back-buffer-to-front.

Hence, (especially at high resolution and at high frame rates) you get
much better pixel fill rates from full screen rendering.

I presume this is the benefit you are seeing under Windoze too.

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