2007-03-11 01:50:08 · 5 answers · asked by as 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
A specialized computer hardware device, typically integrated with a framebuffer or other video display circuitry, for performing graphics calculations independently of a computer's main processor; or a graphics engine made by SGI and used in various lines of graphical computer workstations (such as the Indigo Elan).
2007-03-14 20:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by SIG 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Graphics engine (hardware): a specialized computer hardware device, typically integrated with a framebuffer or other video display circuitry, for performing graphics calculations independently of a computer's main processor;
Graphics engine (SGI): a graphics engine made by SGI and used in various lines of graphical computer workstations (such as the Indigo Elan).
2007-03-11 10:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the engine which loads graphics..
its just a technical term, actually it is just drivers of the part.
2007-03-11 09:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Deepak Surana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it helps games and other graphics-related stuff to work better, like the engine of a car. it will draw and animate shapes.
common ones:
directx - http://www.microsoft.com/directx/default.aspand openGL - http://www.opengl.org/
2007-03-11 09:58:07 · answer #4 · answered by BigJohnny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A set of programs AKA drivers that work together with your hardware to create what you see on your screen.
2007-03-11 09:55:57 · answer #5 · answered by cloudedjudgment 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋