1. DirectX Graphics: Direct3D 10 and Beyond
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DirectX Graphics: Direct3D 10 and Beyond
Sam Z. Glassenberg Lead Program Manager Graphics Platforms Unit Microsoft Corporation
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2. Graphics Core In Windows Vista
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Graphics Core In Windows Vista
WPF
Microsoft-
written code
IHV-written
code
DWM
PIX
Media
Foundation
MIL
GDI
Legacy
D3D APIs DX VA
D3D9
D3D9 Ex
Direct3D 10
DXGI
OpenGL
OpenGL
ICD
Common pipeline (DDI)
User-Mode
Driver
User Mode
Kernel Mode
Win32 Kernel
DXG Kernel
Kernel-Mode
Driver
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3. Graphics Core In Windows Vista
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Graphics Core In Windows Vista
Direct3D 10
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4. Outline The next few years
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Outline The next few years
Direct3D 10 and Direct3D “10.1”
Design Imperatives
Features and Capabilities
Applications
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5. The Situation Today GPU CPU No single graphics hardware target
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The Situation Today
No single graphics hardware target
CPU-bound games and applications
Bandwidth and CPU cycles are the bottleneck in multiple areas (physics, AI)
Large amount of CPU resources spent directing the GPU
GPU
CPU
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6. The Situation Today No single graphics hardware target
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The Situation Today
No single graphics hardware target
CPU-bound games and applications
Bandwidth and CPU cycles are the bottleneck in multiple areas (physics, AI)
Large amount of CPU resources spent directing the GPU
GPU overly-specialized
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7. Direct3D 10 Unleashing the power of the GPU
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Direct3D 10 Unleashing the power of the GPU
Consistency – guarantee a common feature-set with strict requirements
Performance –
Render MORE
objects, materials, clutter, vegetation, shadows
with LESS
CPU cycles, stalls, and bandwidth cost
Visual Effects – unprecedented graphics
Capability – empower the GPU to handle a new series of applications
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8. Direct3D 10 Rebuilt from the ground-up
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Direct3D 10 Rebuilt from the ground-up
Direct3D 10 changes the way applications think about…
Material management
GPU State, constants, shaders, …
CPU/GPU load-balancing
Vastly reduced API/driver overhead
More robust GPU capability
CPU-like precision and behavior requirements
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9. Direct3D 10 Applications Increasing breadth of applicability
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Direct3D 10 Applications Increasing breadth of applicability
Cutting-edge Windows Vista games
Workstation graphics
Image, video, and data processing
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10. Rasterizer/ Interpolator
Texture Arrays
Format Reinterpretation
Stream Output
Resource Views
Input Assembler
Immediate offset on Memory Access
Integer/Bitwise Instructions
Comparison Filtering
Constant Buffers
State Objects
Shared-Exponent HDR Compression (RGBE)
Block-Compressed Formats for bump/normal maps
128 texture slots
8 Render targets
More interstage communication
Instance, Vertex, Primitive identifiers
Per-primitive Clip distance
Predicated Rendering
Alpha-to-Coverage
Multisample Readback
Better cubemap filtering
Input Assembler …
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Direct3D 10 Features
Vertex Buffer
Input Assembler
Index Buffer
Vertex Shader
Texture
Geometry Shader
Texture
Stream Output
Rasterizer/ Interpolator
Pixel Shader
Texture
Depth/Stencil
Output Merger
Render Target
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11. Direct3D 10 Geometry Shader Applications
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Direct3D 10 Geometry Shader Applications
Full control over the whole triangle
All-GPU Material Systems
Better materials
Hi-quality interpolation and derivatives
Wrinkle models
Cartoon and falloff effects
Geometry/data amplification
Fur/Fins
Procedural geometry/detailing
All-GPU Particle Systems
Data visualization techniques
Wide lines and strokes …
Geometry Shader
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12. Geometry Shader Example Shadow volume generation
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Geometry Shader Example Shadow volume generation
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13. Geometry Shader Example Generalized displacement maps
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Geometry Shader Example Generalized displacement maps
Normal mapping (Direct3D 9)
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14. Geometry Shader Example Generalized displacement maps
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Geometry Shader Example Generalized displacement maps
Displacement Mapping (Direct3D 10)
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15. Single Pass Render-To-Cubemap
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Single Pass Render-To-Cubemap
Geometry Shader
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16. Single Pass Render-To-Cubemap
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Single Pass Render-To-Cubemap
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17. Render-To-Volume Geometry Shader 4/7/2017 12:35 PM
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18. Stream Output Dynamic procedural content example
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Stream Output Dynamic procedural content example
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19. Shader Model 4.0 A new level of programmability
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Shader Model 4.0 A new level of programmability
Common Shader Core
Full integer/bitwise instruction set
Massively parallel image and data processing
Custom decompression schemes
Buffer Load – CPU-like unfiltered memory access
Switch statements and subroutines
No limits
More interstage registers, samplers, textures
Unlimited instruction count
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20. Direct3D 10 Performance Doing more in a single call
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Direct3D 10 Performance Doing more in a single call
Set a bulk of render state with state objects
Render to an entire cubemap/volume
Render multiple specialized objects using advanced instancing features
Generate procedural detail
Juggle multiple materials in a single shader
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21. Direct3D 10 GPU material management
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Direct3D 10 GPU material management
Render a multitude of unique materials without taxing the CPU
Unlimited instruction length
Switch statements
Texture arrays
Geometry shader
Constant buffers
Access to material descriptions
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22. Direct3D 10 Performance Maximizing bandwidth efficiency
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Direct3D 10 Performance Maximizing bandwidth efficiency
Constant Buffers
Update shader constant data (light positions, material info, camera info, etc.) in bulk, only when needed
Streamlined GPU resource update mechanisms
Fast CPU readback via staging
New compression formats
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23. Consistency Strictly-defined, consistent behavior throughout
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Consistency
Strictly-defined, consistent behavior throughout
IEEE floating-point compliance (almost)
Precise FP32 sampling/blending/math/conversion rules; i.e.
FP32 shader ops – precise to 1.0 ULP
FP32 to Integer – precise to 0.6 ULP per op
FP16 blending – precise to 0.6 ULP per op
32-bit blending required
Exact line/triangle/anti-aliased drawing rules
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24. No Caps In Direct3D 10! Direct3D 10 Optional Format Support
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No Caps In Direct3D 10!
Direct3D 10 Optional Format Support
>1 Sample MSAA
32-bit FP filtering
RGB32 Rendertarget (RGBA32 is required)
Hardware (and applications) will scale on perf, not feature selection
Increases breadth of applicability
Performance is critical for a good experience
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25. Direct3D10: An Inflection Point
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Direct3D10: An Inflection Point
The API exposes Direct3D 10-class hardware
Performance-focused API
No downlevel hardware support
Clean and consistent API
All features guaranteed
Direct3D 10 takes full advantage of WDDM
Direct3D 10 is Windows Vista/WDDM-only
WDDM-basic guaranteed to Direct3D 10 developers
User Mode
Application
User-Mode Driver
Direct3D
Kernel Mode
DXGKml
GPU Mem Mgr.
GPU Scheduler
Kernel-Mode Driver
Graphics Hardware
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26. Direct3D 10 Status Hardware spec frozen for over a year
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Direct3D 10 Status
Hardware spec frozen for over a year
First publicly-available Tech Preview in December 2005
Aligned with Windows Vista CTP’s
Updates bimonthly
Direct3D 10 Beta in Windows Vista Beta 2
RTM in Windows Vista
Currently underway
IHV driver development
Conformance test development
Launch titles
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28. The Next Step: “Direct3D 10.1”
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The Next Step: “Direct3D 10.1”
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29. Direct3D 10.1 Design imperatives
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Direct3D Design imperatives
Incremental hardware and software update to Direct3D 10
Strict superset of Direct3D 10 features
API support for Direct3D 10 and 10.1 hardware
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Direct3D Goals
Guarantee WDDM 2.1-level capability to developers and end-users
Lower CPU overhead
Massive datasets
Increase capability and performance
“Complete” Direct3D 10
Boost image quality: Improved anti-aliasing
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31. Direct3D 10.1 Features Full anti-aliasing control
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Direct3D 10.1 Features Full anti-aliasing control
Application control over:
Multi-sample AA (smooth edges) or
Super-sample AA (smooth edges and interior)
Selecting sample patterns
Pixel coverage mask
High-quality vegetation, motion blur, particles…
Minimum of 4 samples/pixel required
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32. Direct3D 10.1 Features Increased pipeline and shader capability
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Direct3D 10.1 Features Increased pipeline and shader capability
Improved shader resource access
Greater control over MSAA readback
Custom downsample filters
Improved shadow filtering
Float32 filtering requirement
Better HDR
Enhanced blending
Independent blend modes per-rendertarget
New blend-able rendertarget formats
Increased pipeline precision
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33. Direct3D 10.1 Features Performance enhancements
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Direct3D 10.1 Features Performance enhancements
Enable applications to further exploit multicore for rendering
Fewer API calls for reflections and refractions
Support for indexable, generalized cubemap arrays
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Call To Action
Invest in performant Direct3D graphics – end-user value scales with performance
Not just games! (but games will look much better)
Direct3D 10 and WDDM for 2007
Direct3D 10.1 and WDDM 2.1 for “next”
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Additional Resources
DirectX Developer Center
Direct3D 10 Tech Preview
Available in the DirectX SDK
Includes ~25 samples and tutorials – with videos
Direct3D 10 reference rasterizer, documentation, tools…
Game Developer Conference 2006 and PDC 2005 Direct3D 10 presentations
Related sessions
Future Directions in Graphics
WDDM v2 and Beyond
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