How can I speed up Visual Studio 2010 text editor render speed?

Question

Visual Studio 2010 moved to using WPF for rendering the editor. This is leading to slowdowns while I am editing code, especially if I'm running something else that uses other video capabilities.

How can I speed this up? A new video card? New drivers? Settings?

What technologies does WPF use to render and what video card would complement it?

Answer 1

WPF uses DirectX for rendering, so a new top of the line video card would certainly help you out here. Any solid ATI or Nvidia card nowadays supports the latest and greatest DirectX.