EverGlide Reference driver list S3D tweaked drivers Stealth 3 Xtreme drv. Soffer nVidia's highly anticipated GeForce 256 is coming out soon, and everyone has an opinion. Currently, only OpenGL and the recently released DX7.0 support hardware transformations and lighting. Furthermore, developers need to use the API transformation functions so that hardware transform will be used. Already we are seeing game and technology demos which boast characters with thousands of polygons.
Polygon edges are clearly visible making the models look somewhat unrealistic.
Characters composed of thousands of polygons are a giant leap towards pre-rendered quality models, such as those used in movies like A Bug's Life and Toy Story. Notice the smoothness of the monster.