3DMark’s new API Overheat Feature Test measures the performance difference between DirectX11 and the new Windows 10-only DirectX 12. For the tests, I used an Intel Core i7-4770K processor in an ...

Here’s how it works. We've already spoken about the possibility of Microsoft changing their DirectX API to be more like AMD's new Mantle API - bringing developers more access to the actual ...

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 ...

DirectX is an application programming interface (API) developed by Microsoft for Windows and Xbox. A graphics API is a middleman that facilitates sending instructions from software to the hardware ...

As expected, Microsoft has announced that the final version of its supercharged DirectX 12 graphics API will ship with Windows 10 in 2015. The story behind the story: Windows 8’s lackluster ...

Microsoft is advancing its DirectX API to support neural rendering, signaling a transformative shift in graphics rendering by ...

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 ...

Microsoft has announced DirectX Raytracing 1.2 at the GDC conference with claims of "game changing" performance benefits. But the newly revised API looks an awful lot like it has incorporated some ...

The way DirectX 12 Ultimate functions is more like a point update than a completely new API version. Just because a game supports DirectX 12 Ultimate doesn't mean your existing DX12 card won't run ...

Microsoft's breakthrough DirectStorage API tech, which promises to accelerate NVMe storage speeds, is now available to all PC game developers. PC devs can now supercharge loading screens and ...

For getting the vast majority of PC gaming titles running, though, the most promising solution would be a Steam Deck-esque software layer that translates Microsoft's DirectX 12 API into something ...

Microsoft updates DirectX API to include AI-powered neural rendering, enhancing graphics processing with artificial intelligence and machine learning.