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Why Microsoft keeps updating DirectX 12 instead of making DirectX 13

2025 marks 10 years after the official launch of DirectX 12 for Windows 10. This came after a relatively frequent release ...
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ExtremeTech explains: What is DirectX 12?

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 ...

Microsoft celebrates 10 years of DirectX 12: A decade of updates to the low-level graphics API but it's still not the master of all things rendering

With GPU architectures changing from being entirely graphics-focused and game rendering relying increasingly more on compute shaders, rather than classic vertex and pixel shaders, DirectX12 has gained ...
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New DirectX 11 vs. DirectX 12 comparison shows uneven results, limited improvements

DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 have gone head to head in a multi-game matchup, but the results may not be quite what you'd expect. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...
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Microsoft DirectX embraces neural rendering for next-gen graphics

Forward-looking: Microsoft first introduced DirectX alongside Windows 95 as an incentive to drive game developers to support the new GUI-based operating system. The company has never stopped improving ...