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DirectX 12 is coming next year, but it probably wont help Xbox One games run at 1080p
2014-08-05 21:55:47| Extremetech
At this year's Game Developers Conference, Microsoft laid out the plans for its upcoming DirectX 12 release for Windows and Xbox One. Developers will be able to use these new APIs to boost performance when DX12 is released in the fall of 2015, but will it make a meaningful difference? Is this the magic bullet the Xbox One needs for 1080p releases? Unfortunately, the men and women in the trenches don't seem to think so.
Xbox One chief warns gamers not to expect dramatic improvements from DirectX 12
2014-06-18 23:05:44| Extremetech
Xbox head Phil Spencer has stated that the company's console will use DirectX 12 for better experiences, not faster gaming. Is the company tacitly admitting it can't keep up with Sony? Not necessarily.
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Nvidia beta driver boosts performance up to 64% in DirectX games, while AMDs Mantle looks on sadly from the wings
2014-04-07 15:00:19| Extremetech
Nvidia has released two massive software updates this morning: The GeForce 337.50 beta driver, offering a significant performance boost in DirectX games (anywhere from 5% to 50%), and a new version of the GeForce Experience software suite that debuts Battery Boost (prolonged gaming on Nvidia-powered laptops), and rolls out significant updates to both ShadowPlay and GameStream.
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Who needs DirectX? AMD, Nvidia, and Intel team up to demo ultra-efficient OpenGL
2014-03-25 12:32:17| Extremetech
DirectX 12 didn't get all the love at GDC this week -- OpenGL got a surprising triple presentation featuring Intel, Nvidia, and AMD working together.
DirectX 12 detailed: Backwards compatible with all recent Nvidia GPUs, will deliver Mantle-like capabilities
2014-03-21 11:57:44| Extremetech
Microsoft and Nvidia have unveiled their plans for DirectX 12 at GDC this week -- look for broad compatibility and impressive performance gains coming to you by the end of 2015.
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