Enum RenderingTier
An int value whose high-order word corresponds to the rendering tier for the current thread.
Starting in the .NET Framework 4, rendering tier 1 has been redefined to only include graphics hardware that supports DirectX 9.0 or greater. Graphics hardware that supports DirectX 7 or 8 is now defined as rendering tier 0.
public enum RenderingTier
Fields
FullAcceleration = 2
Most of the graphics features of WPF will use hardware acceleration provided the necessary system resources have not been exhausted. This corresponds to a DirectX version that is greater than or equal to 9.0.
NoAcceleration = 0
No graphics hardware acceleration is available for the application on the device. All graphics features use software acceleration. The DirectX version level is less than version 9.0.
PartialAcceleration = 1
Most of the graphics features of WPF will use hardware acceleration if the necessary system resources are available and have not been exhausted. This corresponds to a DirectX version that is greater than or equal to 9.0.