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The most recent version of DirectX is DirectX 12 Ultimate, which is available on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Xbox Series X/S. Microsoft describes it as “additive” to DirectX 12, bringing ...
DirectX is a core Windows feature that gives game makers the ability to utilize your computer's hardware resources. With DirectX 12 Ultimate, Microsoft is rolling out a series of new ...
Windows 7 had DirectX 11. In Windows Vista, it is Version 10 & in XP, it is 9.0 by default. This runs on all Windows versions from Windows 98 up to and including Windows Servers, ...
Windows 10 is slated to be just as popular, and with it arrives the latest in the DirectX series, DirectX 12. The framework is coming to Xbox One soon, too What DX12 can do for you (and your games) ...
Microsoft offers DirectX Raytracing or DXR in short with Windows 11/10. With the first generation of hardware, gamers can use Raytracing to build shadows, light, and effects around it in real-time.
With both AMD and Nvidia releasing tech demo videos showcasing DirectX 12 Ultimate, I daresay that many of you are wondering exactly what it is. Specifically, if something major had happened and ...
Windows 10's launch and the debut of Ashes of the Singularity brought the first hints of DirectX 12 gaming performance, as did Fable Legends, which debuted some weeks later.
Microsoft's DirectX 12 Ultimate standardizes many innovative technologies introduced in Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics cards, including ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable rate shading, and more.
With Windows 10 soon to grace PCs around the globe as part of Microsoft’s staggered rollout, let’s take the time to wrap our head around DirectX 12: What it really does, where you can find it ...
Microsoft is claiming performance speed ups of 2x and more for DirectX Raytracing 1.2. Specifically, Microsoft says the introduction of support for opacity micromaps (OMM), "significantly optimize ...
DirectX only works with Windows. As a developer building a game with DirectX, you have to take into account porting the game to other platforms. And other platforms are becoming a lot more important.