The Internet’s been abuzz over the promise of Windows 10’s underlying DirectX 12 gaming technology for months now. Drastically higher frame rates! Drastically lower power consumption! Drastically ...

Katsman mentioned a number of problems when moving from DirectX 11 to DirectX 12 and made clear that it is not a walk in the park. It is a complex path to produce optimized DirectX 12 code and takes a ...

Following Microsoft's recent Windows 10 press conference last week, there has been some confusion surrounding the DirectX 12 API and current GPU compatibility. However, Microsoft is hoping to clear ...

Why can’t I see DirectX 12 active in Windows 10? It’s a question we’ve already heard numerous times this morning, on various social media channels. Because while games that leverage DirectX 12’s ...

We always ensure the latest drivers are used at the time of testing to find each GPU’s current potential. Instead of benchmarking the game on launch without mature driver support, we believe it’s ...

The DirectX 12 API has been around for most of the current gaming generation but as we look towards the future, an update is due. Today, Microsoft announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, labelling it as the ...

Windows and Xbox games will receive a significant graphics and performance boost with Microsoft’s new DirectX 12, a set of application programming interfaces and tools used in PC games. Users can ...

Microsoft has confirmed most of DirectX 12's improvements will be available on existing gaming hardware, but there's more to come at GDC. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

Remember that tantalizing rumor about Microsoft's DirectX 12 enabling AMD and Nvidia video cards to work together in sweet, pixel-pumping harmony? It turns out it was kind of true. A feature called ...

One of the latest announcements from Fortnite developer Epic Games has confirmed that users with graphics cards that don’t have DirectX 11 will no longer be supported once the hit game launches into ...

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Turns out that Microsoft's Direct X 12 update won't require you to buy a new graphics card after all, despite what Microsoft officials said following yesterday's Windows 10 event. Both Nividia and ...