However, we do not recommend Windows 7 because the CreateSwapChainForHwnd method takes a DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC1 structure that has a field for Scaling. DirectX acceleration boosts applications’ performance on 4K displays, where large data applications rendered with standard GDI+ can be unresponsive.ĭirectX applications require the Windows 7 Platform Update (with DirectX 11), Windows 8 or newer.
DirectX hardware acceleration allows your application to utilize a client machine’s video card (integrated or dedicated) to render DevExpress controls.