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Switches between 3d engines. Accepts d3d9, d3d11, gll or opengl as parameters.

Windows

Default

d3d9

DirectX 9.0c Memory management system 2.0

Possible Settings

opengl

Not recommended for Windows users except for testing purposes as it can cause WoW to crash itself

d3d11

New DirectX11 compatibility - only works with Vista (All updates required)/Windows 7, and DX10/DX11 graphics cards

Macintosh

Default

GLL

Rewrite of OpenGL, allowing for more graphics card usage, resulting in higher fps.

gxApi OpenGL/GLL (Updated for 3.3.3)... | 2010-02-09 23:37 | <span style="color:#ffac04;">S4d1k</span>

Requirements for GLL:

• Intel processor
• MacOS X 10.5.7 or later
• (Intel GMA 950 is not supported for now)

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Possible Settings

opengl

Recommended for most users

Patch changes

Template:Wotlk-inline/Template:Cata-inline <span style="" title="Patch 4.0.1">Patch 4.0.1</span> (patch date::12-Oct-2010):

• DirectX11 compatibility mode added - "d3d11"
• DirectX 9.0c functionality replaced with DirectX 9.0c Memory management system 2.0 (previously d3d9ex)