Poking around the fresh Windows 10 build last night, I found an interesting new feature that Joe Belfiore didn’t mentioned in his announcement post: DirectX 12 is already baked into the operating ...

With GPU architectures changing from being entirely graphics-focused and game rendering relying increasingly more on compute ...

We only just reported that DirectX 12 will be providing CPU-bound games with up to 50% more performance, but the new version of Microsoft's API will be completely exclusive to Windows 10. This is ...

Microsoft committed a crime against chronology the other day by rechristening Windows 9 as Windows 10. It's a nice, round number for an OS all-rounder - the platform intended to unite big business, ...

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will ship with the latest version of its dedicated graphics API, DirectX 12. The software is now available for developers to test by signing up to the Windows ...

If you’re buying or building a new gaming PC for Windows 10 and DirectX 12, your priority should be as many “real” CPU cores you can afford, running at high clock speeds. At least, that’s the ...

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The anticipated DXR technology is finally out of experimental mode. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Windows 10 update for ...

Microsoft announced that the new version of Unreal Tournament, the multiplayer first person shooter from Epic Games, will use DirectX 12, the next version of Microsoft's graphics API. DirectX 12 will ...

Microsoft is making Windows 10 friendlier to gaming developers like Valve and Steam, after its Windows 8 "catastrophe" left the gaming world in the lurch. The Redmond company has announced a new ...

In today’s post, we will attempt to understand why Microsoft DirectX 9 legacy overlay planes don’t work with Miracast displays on Windows 11/10 with Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 graphics ...

Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 12 will be shipping with Windows 10. DirectX 12 will ship with the recently announced Windows 10, sometime in 2015, the firm confirmed. In fact, the current ...