Direct3D 11 Graphics
You can use Microsoft Direct3D 11 graphics to create 3-D graphics for games and scientific and desktop applications.
This section contains information about programming with Direct3D 11 graphics.
For more information, see Direct3D 11 Features.
| Supported | |
|---|---|
| Supported runtime environments | Windows/C++ |
| Recommended programming languages | C/C++ |
| Minimum supported client | Windows 7 |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| How to Use Direct3D 11 |
This section demonstrates how to use the Direct3D 11 API to accomplish several common tasks. |
| What's new in Direct3D 11 |
This section describes features added in Direct3D 11, Direct3D 11.1, and Direct3D 11.2. |
| Programming Guide for Direct3D 11 |
The programming guide contains information about how to use the Direct3D 11 programmable pipeline to create realtime 3D graphics for games as well as scientific and desktop applications. |
| Direct3D 11 Reference |
This section contains the reference pages for Direct3D 11-based graphics programming. |
In addition to Direct3D 11 being supported by Windows 7 and later and Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, Direct3D 11 is available down-level for Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 by downloading KB 971512.
For info about new Direct3D 11.1 features that are included with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and are partially available on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 via the Platform Update for Windows 7, see Direct3D 11.1 Features and the Platform Update for Windows 7.