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MonoGame performance better then XNA?

I am currently thinking about porting a XNA game to other platforms using MonoGame. Do I understand this correctly that I can expect the game to render faster even under Windows 7 due to the use of ...
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Vector3 vs. Vector2 - performance, usage?

I'm currently playing around with XNA, and creating a simple 2D platformer. I was thinking of adding multiple layers to make it a little bit of challenge. In stead of having a Vector2 for my ...
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Which should be faster: 10 flat shaded polygons or 2 with a transparent texture

I have particle system, and I want to the individual particles to take the shape of a star. Which should be faster: Drawing the 10 polygons using a flat shader, or 2 polygons (a square) with a ...
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Fastest way to get all adjacent tiles?

What is the fastest way to get all adjacent tiles in a two-dimensional array of tiles, converted into a single-dimensional array? If you don't know the answer, then the fastest way to do it in a ...
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Handling sound effects for Multiple Collisions

How can I generate somewhat realistic sound effects for collisions in a physics engine that simulates lots of objects? E.g. take >10 marbles that are bouncing off walls and off each other. If I ...