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!

DirectX 12. The drawback with DirectX before this latest release is that it still didn't provide "low-level" access to hardware components as seen with the consoles. To address this, AMD released ...

DirectX 12 is the latest graphics API that powers Windows 11, but many of the best PC games still either run on DirectX 11 or include an option to switch. Which should you choose? Although most ...

So much hinges on the potential of DirectX 12. Here we analyse how gamers and developers can benefit from it. If all goes to plan, Microsoft's next-gen API will usher in a new standard for visuals ...

No current Intel IGP supports DirectX 12_0, while only Nvidia's Maxwell hardware supports 12_0 or 12_1. This recent slide from the GTX 980 Ti launch implies Kepler is limited to feature level 11_0 ...

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 ...

But a specter hung over Microsoft’s introduction of DirectX 12 at GDC on Thursday: AMD’s in-house Mantle technology. While AMD’s Raja Koduri was on-hand to say that DirectX 12 and Direct3D ...

If you’re a Windows PC gamer, then knowing if DirectX 12 is better than DirectX 11 is very important in order to get the best out of your favorite video games. Now, most people will say DirectX ...

DirectX 12, the latest version available, brings a lot of improvements – such as letting apps access all cores of a GPU simultaneously. This results in better performance when playing games ...

Check that you have DirectX 12 installed on your PC Reinstall DirectX 12 if files are corrupted Update your GPU drivers Add launch options parameters to TFD on Steam After some of the most recent ...

Some Frostpunk 2 players seem to be facing the “DirectX 12 is not supported” error when they are trying to launch the game on their systems. While it usually ...

But how far can DirectX 12 go? Below, GameSpot provides a guide explaining how each platform is expected to benefit from DirectX 12 support, explaining each of its key new features step by step.