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VideoCard Info

Started by gavrhen Aug 31, 2001 at 11:06 PM 0 replies 300+ views
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gavrhen
gavrhen
How do I find out what videocard a person has in a OpenGl app. Is there some function to figure it out ?
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Null and Void
Null and Void
You can use glGetString with one of the following (copy/pasted from MSDN):

GL_VENDOR
Returns the company responsible for this OpenGL implementation. This name does not change from release to release.
GL_RENDERER
Returns the name of the renderer. This name is typically specific to a particular configuration of a hardware platform. It does not change from release to release.
GL_VERSION
Returns a version or release number.

Any more information is OS specific.

[EDIT: Formatting exploded ]

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Edited by - Null and Void on August 31, 2001 12:46:42 AM

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