rec.autos.simulators

I played around with OpenGL in N2002 last night, and I found the
only notable difference to be that frame rates seem more
"constant" with OpenGL: Usually locked solid around 50fps at
Bristol, while Direct3D varies a bit more, say between 56 and
40 when it gets really busy.

Is this observation correct or are there other advantages /
disadvantages to using OpenGL over DirectX?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts,

Uwe

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   I see a drop-off in both rasterizers, but I start about 10 fps higher
with Opengl.
dave henrie

MadDAWG

This has been debated and tested.....pretty much to death.....around here.
I was a staunch D3D guy.....but did a set of tests and benchmarks in N2K2
about three months ago.  Its not pretty much a given....if you have an Nv
video card, especially the newer ones....OGL is it.   However, you won't see
the complete advantages of OGL if you don't have "ALL" your system settings
and ini tweaks set properly (and many people do not).

Check it out.......
www.pabst-racing.com/webscreens/tweaks.xls

Regards,

Tom