Microsoft has introduced a massive update to DirectX Raytracing, enabling Clustered Geometry and Partitioned TLAS to slash ...

2025 marks 10 years after the official launch of DirectX 12 for Windows 10. This came after a relatively frequent release cycle over the years, starting with one of the first ever DirectX showcase ...

Microsoft's DXR update reduces acceleration structure build times from 788 ms to 3.11 ms in a Radeon RX 9070 test. The ...

Microsoft has confirmed most of DirectX 12's improvements will be available on existing gaming hardware, but there's more to come at GDC. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing update boosts a Radeon RX 9070 sample from 1.2 to 79 FPS, but that 66x gain won't translate ...

Microsoft has quietly released its latest DirectX 12 Agility SDK (version 1.619 alongside the 1.719-preview), and while the patch notes are dense with developer jargon, the implications for PC gamers ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Last month, Microsoft announced it is bringing Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) for Windows to PC gamers via the latest AgilitySDK 1.619 release. The feature ...

There's been a great deal of confusion over what it means to support various DirectX 12 feature levels and how this relates to various GPUs from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia. AMD and Nvidia have been ...

Microsoft has announced it has launched a preview version of DirectSR. This is a new API that's been made to standardize super-resolution (upscaling) support for all DirectX 12-based PC games.

For those unfamiliar, DirectX is an API available on Windows and Xbox consoles that handles graphics rendering, similar to Apple’s Metal API. DirectX 12, the latest version available, brings a lot of ...

As detailed by CodeWeavers in a blog post, CrossOver 23 is now officially available for download. Among many enhancements, the most exciting is probably the early support for DirectX 12 – a Microsoft ...