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Improved Hardware Acceleration in Windows 8


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#1 Elhuyar

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 11:15 PM

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There's a new post on Windows 8 blog about better hardware acceleration in Windows 8. You will get about 200% of performance improvement in 2D rendering and animations like web images, text and live stuff on the desktop.

Read here: http://blogs.msdn.co...8-graphics.aspx

#2 Villain

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 03:03 AM

but font rendering still look like shit. And Metro is all about Text.

#3 FalseAgent

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:47 AM

but font rendering still look like shit. And Metro is all about Text.

whut? Text in Windows 8 looks fine to me.

#4 Maximum Payne

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 11:00 AM

But is it improved fps in games, like in dx10 or 11 ?

#5 P.McGinley

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 01:38 PM

But is it improved fps in games, like in dx10 or 11 ?

No!

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