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Here’s how it works. I just revisited the topic of Doom performance, and since the DX12 API patch is publicly available, I also retested Total War: Warhammer. We got a preview of DX12 ...
If you've been playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC, you will have seen the option for either the Vulkan or DX12 API. In this ...
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 ...
We hear about DirectX 12 all the time, but what are the benefits? DX12 has three key features that are beneficial to users: parallel rendering, explicit multi-GPU support, and asynchronous compute.
Why don’t developers love DX12? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At first glance, this looked like the performance boost ...
Futuremark is known for its infamous 3DMark software, with it being one of the most popular tools for benchmarking your PC. The company has, until now, concentrated on DX11-class hardware - but ...
We experimented with Windows 10 this week and came to a highly satisfying conclusion - DX12 offers huge advantages to virtually all PC owners, but it will be a boon to AMD in particular ...
What does this mean for gamers and DX12? There's been a significant amount of confusion over what this difference in asynchronous compute means for gamers and DirectX 12 support. Despite what some ...
Microsoft execs expect frame rates to more than double when comparing DX12 to the current DX11 API. But that estimate looks to be conservative if Futuremark’s new API Overhead Feature test is to ...
“By unifying the graphics platform across PC and Xbox Series X, DX12 Ultimate serves as a force multiplier for the entire gaming ecosystem,” Microsoft’s announcement post from March says.
The pseudo-historical "greatest war" simulation is a finely tuned killing machine. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Many players have been encountering an Assassin's Creed Shadows error that renders the game virtually unplayable. Although AC Shadows has broken player count records ...