The Direct3D 12 video interface provides a new way for apps to implement video decoding and process. DirectX 12 H264 and HEVC video encoding ...

The Direct3D 12 backend also apparently gives better performance on AMD hardware "in some games," although this is largely an academic concern for any remotely-modern discrete Radeon card.

An important addition to DirectX 12 is Direct3D 12, which provides richer scenes and takes full advantage of GPUs. Qualcomm Windows Phone, Qualcomm have close ties.

Graphics Edge: "Bare metal" API technologies such as Direct3D 12 and Vulkan have given engine programmers new opportunities to create captivating and fast 3D gaming worlds. The job is not done yet ...

DirectX 12 targeting Holiday 2015, preview release coming this year [Update] The key feature of DirectX 12 is Direct3D 12, which Microsoft's Anuj Gosalia jokingly described as "more Direct than ever." ...