Specifications

NVIDIA Corporation 19
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62
OpenGL Application Issues
ThefollowingareknowncompatibilityissuesforOpenGLapplicationsdeveloped
underWindowsXP:
•MixedGDIandOpenGLrenderingdoesnotwork.
AnumberofapplicationsuseGDItorenderUIcomponentsandobject
highlighting.ThisisnotsupportedintheWindowsVistadrivermodel.
NVIDIArecommendsconvertingGDIrenderingtoOpenGL.
The
followingaresomeapplicationsthatareknowntohavethisissue:
• Maya7.01
• Applications,Tools,andBenchmarksnotSupportedUnderWindowsVista
• GLperf
• 3dsmax8(laterreleasesmaybesupported)
• CATIAV5R15(V5R16issupported)
• PTC’sCDRS2001
• Frontbufferedrenderingmaybeslow,especiallywhenDWMisenabled.
Flushing
therenderingqueuewhilerenderingtothefrontbuffermay causethe
windowmanagertorecomposite.Applicationsshouldthereforeminimizethe
frequencywithwhichtheyflushtherenderingqueue.