In non-technical terms, both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 work as translators that help your computer talk to games. Part of it includes helping your GPU render visuals and scenes in the game. DirectX 11 ...

Plenty of news regarding GPUs and the tech behind them has come out of GDC 2025, and Microsoft has now announced an update to DirectX Raytracing (DXR) at its DirectX State of the Union presentation.

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 ...

Initial tests didn't show DirectX 12 offering much benefit to World of Warcraft, but new benchmarks on the Public Test Realm show dramatic improvements coming with Patch 8.1. Share on Facebook (opens ...

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