shader Model之间的比较

Shader model comparison

（详见：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Level_Shader_Language）

Pixel shader comparison

Pixel shader version	1.0 to 1.3	1.4	2.0	2.0a	2.0b	3.0[2]	4.0[3]
Dependent texture limit	4	6	8	Unlimited	8	Unlimited	Unlimited
Texture instruction limit	4	6*2	32	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Position register	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Instruction slots	8+4	8+4	32 + 64	512	512	≥ 512	≥ 65536
Executed instructions	8+4	6*2+8*2	32 + 64	512	512	65536	Unlimited
Texture indirections	4	4	4	No limit	4	No Limit	No Limit
Interpolated registers	2 + 8	2 + 8	2 + 8	2 + 8	2 + 8	10	32
Instruction predication	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Index input registers	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Temp registers	2	6	12 to 32	22	32	32	4096
Constant registers	8	8	32	32	32	224	16x4096
Arbitrary swizzling	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Gradient instructions	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Loop count register	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Face register (2-sided lighting)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Dynamic flow control	No	No	No	No	No	24	Yes
Bitwise Operators	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Native Integers	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

• PS 2.0 = DirectX 9.0 original Shader Model 2 specification.
• PS 2.0a = NVIDIA GeForce FX-optimized model.
• PS 2.0b = ATI Radeon X700, X800, X850 shader model, DirectX 9.0b.
• PS 3.0 = Shader Model 3.
• PS 4.0 = Shader Model 4.

"32 + 64" for Executed Instructions means "32 texture instructions and 64 arithmetic instructions."

Vertex shader comparison

Vertex shader version	VS 1.1	VS 2.0	VS 2.0a	VS 3.0[2]	VS 4.0[3]
# of instruction slots	128	256	256	≥ 512	4096
Max # of instructions executed	?????	65536	65536	65536	65536
Instruction predication	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Temp registers	12	12	13	32	4096
# constant registers	≥ 96	≥ 256	≥ 256	≥ 256	16x4096
Static Flow Control	???	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dynamic Flow Control	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dynamic Flow Control Depth	No	No	24	24	Yes
Vertex Texture Fetch	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
# of texture samplers	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	128
Geometry instancing support	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Bitwise Operators	No	No	No	No	Yes
Native Integers	No	No	No	No	Yes

• VS 2.0 = DirectX 9.0 original Shader Model specification.
• VS 2.0a = NVIDIA GeForce FX-optimized model.
• VS 3.0 = Shader Model 3.
  • Note that ATI X1000 series cards (e.g. X1900) does not support Vertex Texture Fetch, hence it does not fully comply with the VS 3.0 model. Instead, they offer a feature called "Render to Vertex Buffer (R2VB)" that provides functionality that is a superset of Vertex Texture Fetch.
• VS 4.0 = Shader Model 4.

转载于:https://www.cnblogs.com/ActionFG/archive/2012/09/09/2677705.html