Quartz Extreme
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Quartz Extreme is a graphics acceleration technology in macOS that offloads window compositing and interface rendering to the computer’s GPU for smoother visual performance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| QuartzGL | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphics acceleration technology
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macOS technology ⓘ |
| accelerates |
2D graphics compositing
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interface rendering ⓘ window compositing ⓘ |
| announcementYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Quartz 2D rendering model ⓘ |
| category |
graphics software
ⓘ
macOS graphics subsystem feature ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotAccelerate | all 2D drawing primitives directly ⓘ |
| effect |
enables smoother window animations
ⓘ
improves overall GUI responsiveness ⓘ reduces CPU load for graphics tasks ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| partOf |
Core Graphics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Intel Mac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PowerPC Mac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable smoother visual effects
ⓘ
improve user interface performance ⓘ offload window compositing to the GPU ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Core Image
NERFINISHED
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Quartz 2D NERFINISHED ⓘ QuartzGL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedOrSupersededBy | more advanced GPU compositing in later macOS versions ⓘ |
| requires |
sufficient video RAM
ⓘ
supported GPU ⓘ |
| scope | on-screen drawing and compositing ⓘ |
| uses |
GPU
ⓘ
hardware-accelerated compositing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quartz (Apple graphics)
this entity surface form:
QuartzGL
subject surface form:
Quartz (Apple graphics)