Chapter 4: Tuning Your OpenGL Application

Tuning your software makes it use hardware capabilities more effectively. Writing high-performance code is usually more complex than just following a set of rules. Most often, it involves making trade-offs between special functionality, quality, and performance for a particular application. Consider the following issues when tuning your OpenGL applications:

• "About Pipeline Tuning"

• "Tuning the Geometry Subsystem"

• "Tuning the Raster Subsystem"

• "Tuning the Imaging Pipeline"

• "Drawing Pixels Fast"

• "Tuning Animation"

• "Taking Timing Measurements"

• "Performance Hints for Silicon Graphics' Implementation of OpenGL on Windows"

About Pipeline Tuning

Tuning the Geometry Subsystem

Tuning the Raster Subsystem

Tuning the Imaging Pipeline

Drawing Pixels Fast

Tuning Animation

Taking Timing Measurements

Performance Hints for Silicon Graphics' Implementation of OpenGL on Windows