Pixel Shader 5.0 Download

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Zero basics all shader types support shader model 5. 0 vertex shader outer skin shader domain shader angles shader pixel shader some. Shader model 5. Zero andcompute shadernick thibieroz. Virtualbox has shader model support since early versions. I downloaded the opengl audience software to check away video card settings. This are the resus.

  • Feb 24, 2014  The card might be able to support pixel shader 5.1 but you have to use DX11.1 for games to use it. So far the only OS that uses the DX11.1 API is Windows 8.
  • Note DirectX versions prior to DirectX 8.0 do not support shader models. The DirectX versions detailed here start with DirectX version 8.0. DirectX versions prior to version 8.0 were released primarily in support of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
  • Pixel Shader model version is not software, it is a spec that is hard-cored into your GPU. You can't change it. Just like what your GPU ultimately supports for DirectX/OpenGL.

I have a video card that has version 4.1 and the game recommends 5.0, but says at minimum 3.0...

How will these two aspects of the video card impact the overall performance of the game?

Will there be any noticeable effect at all or will I just have to scale down the graphics?

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The differences between Shader Model 4.1 and 5.0 are almost entirely on the side of ease of use for the programmer, with a secondary benefit for performance. You probably will never notice a visual difference.

As Tom's Hardware puts it in their look into Shader Model 5 (emphasis mine):

So the code is all in a single place, which makes bug correction easier. At the same time, legibility doesn’t suffer thanks to the organization of the code, which resembles the concept of virtual functions in object-oriented languages. This feature will be welcomed by programmers, but won’t have any real impact for gamers.

Essentially, programmers can now write more efficient code, with better organisation, and that brings fewer bugs, better testability, and consequently the possibility of (marginally) better performance. (Of course, if they still have to support SM 4.1, that may nullify the improvements in testability and fewer bugs, because they actually have to write more code, for each version of the Shader Model – but that's another story...)

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This automated test verifies the requirements listed in the test details table.

This topic applies to the following test jobs:

  • Pixel Shaders Ver 3.0

  • Pixel Shaders Ver 3.0 (WoW64)

Test details

Specifications
  • Device.Graphics.AdapterRender.MinimumDirectXLevel
Platforms
  • Windows 10, client editions (x64)
  • Windows Server 2016 (x64)
  • Windows 10, client editions (ARM64)
Supported Releases
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 10, version 1511
  • Windows 10, version 1607
  • Windows 10, version 1703
  • Windows 10, version 1709
  • Windows 10, version 1803
  • Windows 10, version 1809
  • Next update to Windows 10
Expected run time (in minutes)60
CategoryCompatibility
Timeout (in minutes)3600
Requires rebootfalse
Requires special configurationfalse
Typeautomatic

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Tests in this feature area might have additional documentation, including prerequisites, setup, and troubleshooting information, that can be found in the following topic(s):

Running the test

Before you run the test, complete the test setup as described in the test requirements: Graphic Adapter or Chipset Testing Prerequisites.

Troubleshooting

For generic troubleshooting of HLK test failures, see Troubleshooting Windows HLK Test Failures.

Pixel shader 5.0 download

For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting Device.Graphics Testing.

More information

Command syntax

Pixel shader 5.1
Command optionDescription

Pshader3.exe -ps30 -ps30_tex -ps30_cube -ps30_vol -M:[Monitor] Pshader3.exe -ps1x -ps1x_tex -ps1x_cube -ps1x_vol -M:[Monitor] [MODIFIEDCMDLINE]

Runs the Pixel Shaders Ver 3.0 (WoW64) test job.

Pshader3.exe -ps30 -ps30_tex -ps30_cube -ps30_vol -M:[Monitor] [MODIFIEDCMDLINE]

Runs the Pixel Shaders Ver 3.0 test job.

Note

For command line help for this test binary, type /?.

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File list

Pixel Shader 3.0

FileLocation

Configdisplay.exe

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstesttools

D3d10ref.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestgraphicsd3dsupport

D3d11ref.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dsupport

D3dcompiler_test.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dsupport

D3dref9.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dsupport

D3dx10_test.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dsupport

D3dx11_test.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dsupport

Fpstate.dll

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dutility

Modechange.exe

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dutility

Pshader3.exe

<[testbinroot]>nttest

TDRWatch.exe

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphics

Vbswap.x

<[testbinroot]>nttestwindowstestgraphicsd3dconf

Parameters

Pixel Shader 5.0

Parameter nameParameter description
MONITORIndex of display output to target with test
MODIFIEDCMDLINEAdditional command line arguments for test executable
LLU_NetAccessOnlyLLU Name of net user
ConfigDisplayCommandLineCustom Command Line for ConfigDisplay. Default: logo
TDRArgs/get or /set