Archive For DirectX 12 Tag

F1 2018 DirectX 12 Beta Build Is Now Available

F1 2018 DirectX 12 Beta Build Is Now Available

Install it only if you have a high end rig, since you might get worse performance otherwise.

Microsoft Trademarks Direct Physics, New Physics API Incoming?

Microsoft Trademarks Direct Physics, New Physics API Incoming?

Microsoft's acquiring of Havok Physics could finally bear fruit.

GameWorks Flow Tech in DirectX 12 With Real-time Fire and Smoke Simulation Showcased By NVIDIA In New Video
Stardock CEO Explains Why DX12 And Vulkan Adoption Rates Are Low, Need Proper Documentation
Sniper Elite 4 PS4 Pro and DirectX 12 Support and Details Announced

Sniper Elite 4 PS4 Pro and DirectX 12 Support and Details Announced

Some solid improvements across the board.

Microsoft Introduces DirectX 12 Improvements For Developers On PC

Microsoft Introduces DirectX 12 Improvements For Developers On PC

PIX, finally available on Windows 10 PCs.

More Than Half Of Steam Users Now Using Windows 10

More Than Half Of Steam Users Now Using Windows 10

Here comes DirectX 12.

Deux Ex Mankind Divided Latest Patch Improves DX12 Performance

Deux Ex Mankind Divided Latest Patch Improves DX12 Performance

Among other things.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided New Update Adds DirectX 12 Multi-GPU Preview
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided DirectX 12 Patch Now Available

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided DirectX 12 Patch Now Available

It suffers on Nvidia hardware, though...

Deus Ex Mankind Divided Will Not Support DirectX 12 At Launch

Deus Ex Mankind Divided Will Not Support DirectX 12 At Launch

We asked for this, and we're getting it, just a bit later than we expected to.

Steam Survey July Results: Windows 10 Continues To Dominate, Almost Half Of Steam Users On Dual Core CPUs
Crytek: DX12 And CryEngine 5 On Xbox One And PC Increase Draw Calls By ‘Orders of Magnitude’

Crytek: DX12 And CryEngine 5 On Xbox One And PC Increase Draw Calls By ‘Orders of Magnitude’

Crytek speak about the benefits that CryEngine and DirectX 12 together yield.

id Software Dev Puzzled By Devs Choosing DX12 Over Vulkan, Claims Xbox One DX12 Is Different Than PC
The Park Is 1080p on PS4, But Has A Variable Resolution on Xbox One

The Park Is 1080p on PS4, But Has A Variable Resolution on Xbox One

Plus, no DirectX 12 version planned.

Watch Dogs 2 Supports DirectX 12, “Highly Optimized” for AMD GPUs

Watch Dogs 2 Supports DirectX 12, “Highly Optimized” for AMD GPUs

But what about Nvidia?

DirectX 12 Require Different Set of Optimization And Tweaks On AMD And Nvidia Cards

DirectX 12 Require Different Set of Optimization And Tweaks On AMD And Nvidia Cards

Significant gains come at the cost of some familiarity.

Remedy: Developers Working With DirectX 12 Need To Put In Effort

Remedy: Developers Working With DirectX 12 Need To Put In Effort

It's not a magic fix to all your problems...

Hitman Will Use DirectX 12 And AMD GPUs To Deliver Better Visual Performance
Interview With Micron: Crucial DRAM Product Manager Talks Future Tech

Interview With Micron: Crucial DRAM Product Manager Talks Future Tech

Jeremy Mortenson offers his take on the future of DRAM, SSDs and DX12.