Why it matters: As higher resolution gaming becomes more realistic, careful use of resources is critical to achieving desirable frame rates consistently. Variable Rate Shading allows for 4K (and ...

It’s probably no big surprise that we here at the Shacknews offices were big fans of Microsoft Flight Simulator when it took off back in the summer of 2020. With its mind-boggling scale and next-gen ...

Microsoft will debut its DirectX 12 API on March 20, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company has announced. DirectX 12 will feature in a GDC presentation at 10:00 PST on the ...

Microsoft has announced its new graphics innovation DirectX 12 Ultimate, specifically designed for gamers and of course the companies new Xbox Series X console, launching later this year around ...

Microsoft has confirmed most of DirectX 12's improvements will be available on existing gaming hardware, but there's more to come at GDC. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

Microsoft has a simple challenge—expand the image above and see if you can spot a difference in image quality between the two halves. You probably can't. That's a good thing, because one is using a ...

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It's been a few years since Microsoft introduced DirectX 12, and there's a new set of console introductions coming this fall, so the time is ripe for the unveiling of a new DirectX version. Microsoft ...

Today, Microsoft announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, the next evolution of DirectX 12 that promises an "unprecedented alignment" between your PC and the company's next-generation gaming console, the Xbox ...

In brief: Microsoft announced this week that it added a new API to DirectX 12 that will support video encoding. The new set of interfaces will give Windows users a consistent framework for encoding ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Meet the next generation of gaming graphics. DirectX 12 is faster, lighter-weight, and more predictable, said Anuj Gosalia, Development Manager for Graphics at Microsoft, at the Game ...