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Optimizing WPF Application Performance

This section is intended as a reference for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application developers who are looking for ways to improve the performance of their applications. If you are a developer who is new to the Microsoft .NET Framework and WPF, you should first familiarize yourself with both platforms. This section assumes working knowledge of both, and is written for programmers who already know enough to get their applications up and running. Information in this section is based on version 1.0 of WPF.

Note

The performance data provided in this section are based on WPF applications running on a 2.8 GHz PC with 512 RAM and an ATI Radeon 9700 graphics card.

In This Section

Planning for Application Performance

Optimizing Performance: Taking Advantage of Hardware

Optimizing Performance: Layout and Design

Optimizing Performance: 2D Graphics and Imaging

Optimizing Performance: Object Behavior

Optimizing Performance: Application Resources

Optimizing Performance: Text

Optimizing Performance: Data Binding

Optimizing Performance: Controls

Optimizing Performance: Other Recommendations

WPF Performance Tools and Resources

Application Startup Time

See Also

Concepts

Graphics Rendering Tiers

Windows Presentation Foundation Graphics Rendering Overview

The Layout System

Trees in WPF

Drawing Objects Overview

Using DrawingVisual Objects

Dependency Properties Overview

Freezable Objects Overview

Resources Overview

Documents in Windows Presentation Foundation

Drawing Formatted Text

Typography in Windows Presentation Foundation

Data Binding Overview

Navigation Overview

WPF Performance Suite

Animation Tips and Tricks

Reference

RenderOptions

RenderCapability