Direct3D and Windows Aero

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Difference between Direct3D and Windows Aero

Direct3D vs. Windows Aero

Direct3D is a graphics application programming interface (API) for Microsoft Windows. Windows Aero (a backronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open), also known as Aero Peek, is a design language introduced in the Windows Vista operating system.

Similarities between Direct3D and Windows Aero

Direct3D and Windows Aero have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Hardware acceleration, Shader, Video card, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows Display Driver Model, Windows Vista.

Hardware acceleration

In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware to perform some functions more efficiently than is possible in software running on a more general-purpose CPU.

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Shader

In computer graphics, a shader is a type of computer program that was originally used for shading (the production of appropriate levels of light, darkness, and color within an image) but which now performs a variety of specialized functions in various fields of computer graphics special effects or does video post-processing unrelated to shading, or even functions unrelated to graphics at all.

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Video card

A video card (also called a display card, graphics card, display adapter or graphics adapter) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display (such as a computer monitor).

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Windows 10

Windows 10 (codenamed Redstone, formerly Threshold) is a personal computer operating system developed and released by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

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Windows 7

Windows 7 (codenamed Vienna, formerly Blackcomb) is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows 8

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

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Windows 95

Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows Display Driver Model

Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) is the graphic driver architecture for video card drivers running Microsoft Windows versions beginning with Windows Vista.

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Windows Vista

Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn) is an operating system by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.

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The list above answers the following questions

What Direct3D and Windows Aero have in common
What are the similarities between Direct3D and Windows Aero

Direct3D and Windows Aero Comparison

Direct3D has 146 relations, while Windows Aero has 63. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 4.31% = 9 / (146 + 63).

References

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