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less likely to crash : OpenGL or Direct3d

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:28 am
by browserice
WHich is less likely to crash for the followings ?

If we have an Nvidia based card, OpenGl or Direct3D ?

If we have an ATI based card, OpenGl or Direct3D ?


My seting is set on Auto and I have an Ati 9600XT.

Re: less likely to crash : OpenGL or Direct3d

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:06 am
by daestny
browserice wrote:WHich is less likely to crash for the followings ?

If we have an Nvidia based card, OpenGl or Direct3D ?

If we have an ATI based card, OpenGl or Direct3D ?


My seting is set on Auto and I have an Ati 9600XT.
Direct3d is recommended in almost all cases unless you have a specific reason for running OpenGL (IE Ryzom under Linux, or an odd configuration that works better under OpenGL)