Direct3D

Software / App

Part of Microsoft's DirectX API favoring triangle-based rendering, which the NV1 chip did not natively support.

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Videos Mentioning Direct3D

The Meteoric Rise of Nvidia [Fastest Growing Stock]

The Meteoric Rise of Nvidia [Fastest Growing Stock]

ColdFusion

Part of Microsoft's DirectX API favoring triangle-based rendering, which the NV1 chip did not natively support.

John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

Lex Fridman

Microsoft's proprietary graphics API, initially 'terrible' but later improved, which competed with OpenGL.