: Provides standard Direct3D 9 libraries ( d3d9.dll ) that applications can use as a drop-in replacement for hardware drivers.

Running Windows XP or 7 in VMware or VirtualBox? The virtual GPU often lacks full DX9 SM3 acceleration. SwiftShader 3383 allows you to play older 3D games inside a VM with acceptable framerates (15-30 FPS on a modern host CPU).

This build uses SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) and multi-threading to achieve speeds 50 to 100 times faster than Microsoft’s standard Reference Rasterizer. Key Features of Build 3383