Quick LinksWhat's The Difference Between Vulkan & DirectX 12?Should You Use Vulkan Or DX12 In PEAK?The first time PEAKis launched on Steam, players are prompted with a choice of launch option: DirectX ...

So much hinges on the potential of DirectX 12. Here we analyse how gamers and developers can benefit from it.

Why DirectX 12 is a game-changer for PC enthusiasts. From the archive: Digital Foundry's DX12 deep-dive, updated with fresh data and analysis from the newly launched Windows 10.

— Page 3: What DirectX 12 means for gamers A brief history of DirectX and APIs Before we get into the details of what changes in DirectX12, some basics need to be established.

What DX12 can do for you (and your games) The drawback with DirectX before this latest release is that it still didn't provide "low-level" access to hardware components as seen with the consoles.

DirectX 12 should make my games faster now, right? Not so fast. Yes, Windows 10 is out next week, and yes, DirectX 12 is baked into its very core, and yes, ...

Of the four DirectX 12 games currently in-market, Ashes and Hitman are wins for AMD and show a marked advantage in that API. Rise of the Tomb Raider, on the other hand, is a major Nvidia win.

So right now, DirectX 12 looks like the good-looking games we already know, with the dials rolled further up. As developers become more fluent with DX12, they'll find ways to roll the dials ...

Once DirectX 12 games actually start arriving, we'll revisit the topic of gaming on Windows 10. Along with all those delicious low-level API performance gains, ...

Oxide Games refuted Nvidia's statements about the state of Ashes, but the events raised questions about the state of Nvidia's DX12 drivers and whether its GPUs were as strong in DirectX 12 as they ...

Microsoft has been busy showing off the features of the upcoming DirectX 12 API, and its last big reveal is a doozy. A feature called Multiadapter will allow DirectX 12 to use multiple GPUs—more ...

It's clear that DirectX 12 will have a significant long-term effect on both PC and Xbox One with a clear, forward-looking focus on rendering games, content and video at 4K.