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minus-squareNarann@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoVery rough example of OpenGL, with Nvidia. On Windows: Game do OpenGL calls -> [Nvidia OpenGL Wrapper -> Nvidia internal driver call] -> Nvidia Firmware/Hardware The [...] section is made inside nvogvl64.dll. On Linux: Game do OpenGL calls -> Mesa3D OpenGL Wrapper -> Nouveau internal call -> Nvidia Firmware/Hardware Here Nouveau is the open source Nvidia driver, but it can be radeonsi for AMD.
Very rough example of OpenGL, with Nvidia.
On Windows:
Game do OpenGL calls -> [Nvidia OpenGL Wrapper -> Nvidia internal driver call] -> Nvidia Firmware/HardwareThe
[...]section is made insidenvogvl64.dll.On Linux:
Game do OpenGL calls -> Mesa3D OpenGL Wrapper -> Nouveau internal call -> Nvidia Firmware/HardwareHere
Nouveauis the open source Nvidia driver, but it can beradeonsifor AMD.