Neural Texture Compression demo shows it can do wonders for VRAM usage
Could this novel technique reshape the future of PC gaming?
Microsoft DirectX Raytracing 1.2 update promises to boost game performance significantly
New tools could help developers double path tracing performance
Microsoft DirectX embraces neural rendering for next-gen graphics
A cross-platform revolution in real-time PC graphics rendering?
Microsoft DirectSR aims to unify competing upscaling technologies under a single DX12 graphics library
Something to look forward to: Nvidia introduced its deep learning super sampling technology a few years ago, and other GPU makers soon followed with their own solutions for graphics upscaling. Now, Microsoft is planning to bring the three main competing upscaling algorithms under the same DirectX 12 roof.
New DirectX 12 SDK includes a feature to make the most out of modern GPUs
A novel API with a whole new paradigm for efficient game development
Intel Core Ultra NPUs receive a boost from Windows 11 DirectML preview
Microsoft's Machine Learning framework only supports Intel NPUs for now
The History of the Modern Graphics Processor
3D graphics transformed a somewhat dull PC industry into a spectacle of light and magic after generations of innovative endeavor. TechSpot's look at the history of the GPU goes from the early days of 3D, to game-changing hardware and beyond.
Imagination Technologies has a new GPU architecture with DirectX 11 support
Will PowerVR GPUs come back to the PC gaming market?
CrossOver 23 adds DirectX 12 support to macOS
CrossOver lets you run Windows apps and games seamlessly on macOS without Windows. CrossOver 23 has been updated with Wine 8.0.1 and initial support for DirectX 12 games, including Diablo IV.
Apple has a new porting toolkit to run DirectX 12 games on macOS
A feature that's more of an evaluation tool than a compatibility layer, though
CodeWeavers CrossOver 23 will bring DirectX 12 games to macOS - sort of
Running Windows-exclusive games on the Apple platform is challenging
Microsoft's new DirectX 12 Agility SDK opens the door to direct CPU VRAM access
The new features introduce multiple efficiencies and eliminates the need to keep two copies of data for component access
New Intel Arc drivers bring some massive improvements to DirectX 9 performance
A great sign of things to come from Intel
Intel is dropping native DirectX 9 support on Arc and Xe GPUs, going with emulation instead
Team Blue is passing the Direct3D 9 torch to a Direct3D 12 conversion layer
Forspoken demo offers a glimpse of Microsoft's DirectStorage in action
Developers believe one-second loading times will be possible in the near future
Intel is disabling support for DirectX 12 on 4th-gen Core processors
The decision was made after finding a potential security vulnerability in Intel iGPUs that allowed escalation of privilege
Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year Edition lands on November 18 with DX12 support
A free update for existing Microsoft Flight Simulator players
Microsoft's DirectStorage for PC will work with PCIe 3.0 SSDs
Great news for users with PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs
What's New in DirectX 12? Understanding DirectML, DirectX Raytracing and DirectStorage
DirectX 12 has been expanding to cover ray tracing, machine learning and faster storage. Learn how next-gen titles like Cyberpunk 2077 are using some of these extras, and how they'll make games better for us all.
Microsoft will bring DirectStorage API from the Xbox to PCs to reduce IO bottlenecks in games
A developer preview is expected to drop next year
Cyberpunk 2077 confirmed to be a DirectX 12 exclusive on PC
Bad news if you're still on Windows 8
Microsoft's DirectX 12 Ultimate graphics API seeks to unify Xbox and PC gaming visuals
Microsoft preps for the future of gaming
Microsoft previews features coming to DirectX 12, including improved ray tracing
Redmond introduces 'the next generation of GPU geometry processing'
Microsoft introduces Variable Rate Shading to DirectX 12 bringing significant performance benefits
Support from major studios so quickly says something