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! Drastically ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A week ago, Microsoft teased a new update to DirectX 12 for developers that will usher in "a new era of performance and efficiency." Today, we've got more ...

Windows 10 brings a slew of features to the table—the return of the Start menu, Cortana, the Xbox App—but the most interesting for gamers is obvious: DirectX 12 (DX12). The promise of a graphics API ...

The version of DirectX introduced in Windows 10 in 2015. A major change was adding very low-level programming interfaces (APIs) so that developers can obtain more parallel operations. Support for ...

It's been a few years since Microsoft introduced DirectX 12, and there's a new set of console introductions coming this fall, so the time is ripe for the unveiling of a new DirectX version. Microsoft ...

It's been over 18 months since we first visited the topic of DirectX 12 and what features and benefits it would bring to modern gaming. Much has happened since. Windows 10's launch and the debut of ...

If all goes to plan, Microsoft’s next-gen API will usher in a new standard for visuals and performance across a whole range of devices, from high-end PCs, to modest laptops, to even the Xbox One. But ...

Every modern game now has DirectX 11 and 12 options, and Ready or Not is no exception. if you are not very techy, this choice can be confusing. Sure, DirectX 12 is new and might have better ...

Today, Microsoft is announcing a new version of its gaming and multimedia API platform, DirectX. The new version, DirectX 12 Ultimate, largely unifies Windows PCs with the upcoming Xbox Series X ...

We already know DirectX 12 will drastically improve game performance when Windows 10 ships later this year, but just how much of a “free” boost you’ll get isn’t exactly known. Microsoft execs expect ...