LiteFX::Rendering::IGraphicsAdapter

Represents a physical graphics adapter.

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering_api.hpp>

class [[dllimport, dllexport]] IGraphicsAdapter
    : public SharedObject

Description

A graphics adapter can be seen as an actual physical device that can run graphics computations. Typically this resembles a GPU that is connected to the bus. However, it can also represent an emulated, virtual adapter, such as a software rasterizer.

Base Classes

Name	Description
SharedObject	Base class for an object that can be shared.

Type Aliases

Name
_Esft_type

Member Functions

Name	Description
~IGraphicsAdapter [destructor] [virtual]	Destructor
apiVersion [virtual]	Returns the graphics API version.
dedicatedMemory [virtual]	Returns the amount of dedicated graphics memory (in bytes), this adapter can use.
deviceId [virtual]	Returns a unique identifier, that identifies the product.
driverVersion [virtual]	Returns the graphics driver version.
name [virtual]	Retrieves the name of the graphics adapter.
shared_from_this	Returns a shared pointer to the current object instance.
type [virtual]	Returns the type of the graphics adapter.
uniqueId [virtual]	Returns a unique identifier, that identifies the device in the system.
vendorId [virtual]	Returns a unique identifier, that identifies the vendor of the graphics adapter.
weak_from_this	Returns a weak pointer to the current object instance.

Protected Types

Name	Description
Allocator	An allocator used to allocate the shared object.

Protected Member Functions

Name	Description
IGraphicsAdapter [constructor]	Constructors
operator=	Assignment operators

Protected Static Member Functions

Name	Description
create	Generic factory method used to create instances of the shared object.

Derived Classes

Name	Description
DirectX12GraphicsAdapter	Implements a DirectX12 IGraphicsAdapter.
VulkanGraphicsAdapter	Represents a Vulkan IGraphicsAdapter.