DirectX 12 on Xbox One Smarter Graphics Rendering On the Xbox One, DirectX 12 could bring about meaningful improvements to its games and the system as a whole.

Today Microsoft announced that DirectX 12 is officially headed to all of its platforms for futuristic gaming finesse. Both NVIDIA and AMD are pushing their claim for the collaboration gold on this ...

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.

DirectX 12 debuted six years ago, introducing a new Direct3D graphics API that was more energy efficient and highly scalable across not just various PC form factors, but also the Xbox One. As we ...

DirectX 12 is coming in a preview form later this year. It will give developers more control over the rendering power of the Xbox One as well as PC gaming rigs.

DirectX 12 Ultimate brings Xbox Series X features to PC gaming DX12U will bring DirectX Raytracing, Mesh Shaders, and more to Windows PCs.

And with DirectX 12 Ultimate, Microsoft is blurring the line between the PC and Xbox Series X, making it that much easier for game developers to tailor games to each platform.

What is DirectX? Image used with permission by copyright holder DirectX is an application programming interface (API) developed by Microsoft for Windows and Xbox. A graphics API is a middleman ...

Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 11.2 will be exclusive to Windows 8.1 and the Xbox One. With DirectX 11.2 offering some cool new features, and yet no clear technological reason for making it ...

At this year's Game Developers Conference, Microsoft laid out the plans for its upcoming DirectX 12 release for Windows and Xbox One. Developers will be able to use these new APIs to boost ...

A Faster Dashboard and 4K Possibilities The boost that DirectX 12 gives the Xbox One is not strictly limited to performance bumps in-game.