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sampler2D vertex shader. work on older computers?

Started by zaneski13 Apr 16, 2012 at 5:36 PM 1 replies 2.6k views

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Apr 16, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Ok, so I need to access a texture in my vertex shader, but I want the game to run on cards that only support shader model 2. Anyone know if acessing a texture in a vertex shader crashes on old cards? also is there a website that shows the limitations of shader models. like what they support and dont support? Thanks.

21st Century Moose

Apr 16, 2012 at 9:54 PM

It may or may not crash, but it shouldn't be available on SM2 hardware.

Direct3D Shader Models don't quite map directly to GLSL versions by the way, but they are good enough for a general guideline nonetheless. The best reference for these is probably the DirectX SDK or the online version at MSDN - so long as you bear in mind that it's a Direct3D Shader Model and therefore GLSL is going to exhibit some subtle (or not-so-subtle) differences. For pure GLSL the best reference would be the specs at OpenGL.org.

peous

Apr 17, 2012 at 3:35 PM

I think it's shader model 3 that unifies use of textures in pixel and vertex shaders.

You can also see user's shader models here (it's Unity users but it's a really good information source)
http://unity3d.com/webplayer/hwstats/pages/web-2012Q1-shader.html

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