Windows Display Driver Model

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Windows Display Driver Model is Microsoft’s modern graphics driver architecture for Windows that enables advanced visual effects, improved stability, and better GPU resource management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows component
graphics driver architecture
abbreviation Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM
componentOf Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: Windows graphics subsystem
designGoal better GPU resource management
improved graphics stability
isolation of graphics drivers from kernel crashes
support for advanced visual effects
developer Microsoft
enablesFeature Aero Glass visual effects
Desktop Window Manager
surface form: Desktop Window Manager composition

Direct3D 10 support
Direct3D 11 support
Direct3D 12 support
GPU memory virtualization
GPU preemption
GPU scheduling
Timeout Detection and Recovery
hardware-accelerated desktop composition
improved multi-monitor support
virtual GPU support in RemoteFX (historical)
includesComponent GPU scheduler
kernel-mode display driver
user-mode display driver
video memory manager
introducedInVersion Windows Vista
operatingSystemFamily Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
replaces Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: Windows 2000 Display Driver Model
supportsOperatingSystem Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows Vista
usedBy GPU vendors
display driver developers
version WDDM 1.0
Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 1.1

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 1.2

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 1.3

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.0

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.1

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.2

WDDM 2.3
Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.4

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.5

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.6

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 2.7

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 3.0

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 3.1

Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
surface form: WDDM 3.2

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Desktop Window Manager usesAPI Windows Display Driver Model
DXGI relatedTo Windows Display Driver Model
DWM relatedTo Windows Display Driver Model
subject surface form: Desktop Window Manager
Windows Display Driver Model abbreviation Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM
Windows Display Driver Model replaces Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Windows 2000 Display Driver Model
Windows Display Driver Model componentOf Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Windows graphics subsystem
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 1.1
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 1.2
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 1.3
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.0
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.1
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.2
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.4
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.5
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.6
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 2.7
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 3.0
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 3.1
Windows Display Driver Model version Windows Display Driver Model self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WDDM 3.2
Aero theme requires Windows Display Driver Model