Here’s great diagram of the Direct3D 9.0 graphic pipeline (thanks Amanda for bringing this to my attention). I know DirectX 10 is out, but this diagram serves as a good reference for anyone interested in the nitty-gritty of a 3D graphics pipeline.
Tom Distler is a senior software engineer at a large video security company. He has a beautiful wife and a strapping young son. He enjoys playing the drums and writing about himself in the 3rd-person (not really :-)). Read more...