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Uses hardware acceleration. For information on why hardware acceleration
might not be available, see Hardware Acceleration Troubleshooting in the
Driver and Peripheral Guide.
■ Green check mark indicates a graphics card that is certified and can run
all features.
■ Yellow warning indicates a graphics card that is certified and cannot run
all features. If the graphics card is unknown, the performance tuner displays
the yellow warning, and you can use hardware acceleration at your own
risk.
■ Red alert indicates a graphics card that is not certified. The check box is
cleared, and Enable Hardware Acceleration is unavailable.
Current Effect Status and Value
Lists the features available for the current driver and reports their status and
availability.
A green check mark indicates a feature that is supported. A yellow warning
indicates that the feature is not recommended. A red alert indicates that the
feature is not supported.
■ Enhanced 3D Performance (formerly known as Geometry Acceleration).
Enables a more efficient use of the graphic card when working with 3D
objects.
NOTE If you experience problems with precision, turn this option off.
■ Smooth display. Controls the status of the full screen anti-aliasing effect.
This option removes the jagged effect on the display of diagonal line and
curved edges.
■ Advanced material effects. Controls the status of the advanced materials
effect on screen.
■ Gooch hardware shader. Enables the use of Gooch shading. With this
option on the details of a 3D object are shown by softening the contrast
between lighted areas and shadowed areas by using warm and cool colors
as a substitute to light and dark colors.
■ Per-pixel lighting. Enables the computation of colors for individual pixels.
With this option on the 3D objects and lighting effects appear smoother
in the viewport.
■ Full shadow display. Enables shadows to be displayed in the viewport.
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