DirectX 12 will work on most decently recent graphics hardware from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia. Mantle currently only runs on AMD-powered hardware, like this the powerful Radeon R9 295×2.

Both versions of DirectX are great, but DirectX 12 is the newer version and as such, it comes with features not found in DirectX 11. However, determining which is better is not as straightforward.

If DirectX 12 can drop my PC's total power consumption by 20 or 30 watts -- about $10-20 per year -- then I can buy a couple more Steam games when they're on sale! Tagged In PC Gaming Direct ...

It's not exactly a surprise, but Microsoft has now officially confirmed that the final version of Windows 10 will indeed ship with DirectX 12, the latest entry in the company's PC game graphics API.

DirectX 12 Ultimate In 2020, DX 12 Ultimate updated its ray tracing to Version 1.1, which added three features. GPU shaders can invoke ray tracing without a round trip to the CPU.

Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, the next version of DX12 and the first time a release has been timed against Microsoft's next-generation console schedule.

To take full advantage of DirectX 12, you’ll want multicores and hyperthreading, and Intel’s i7 series of CPUs, in particular the Intel® Core™ i7-6700K, is a good way to go in that regard.

A new Fortnite update is set to bring Microsoft DirectX 12 support to the game, making way for better performance on higher end PCs. The PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 offers two different ...

Nvidia has released a new version of its graphics drivers, bringing support for DirectX 12 Ultimate on Windows 10 version 2004 and Vulkan 1.2, as well as new G-Sync Compatible monitors.

DirectX 12 versions can be a major issue for your games. As such, you should check your DirectX12 version. Along with DirectX12, you also need to verify if your C++ Redistributables are up to date ...