DirectX 12

liowe

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/directx/p/directx12.aspx

Prepare your wallets.

SamuraiMoMo

Microsoft probably will announce that dx12 has more low-level hardware access than previous one obviously that would be the reaction of Microsoft if they looked at Mantle.

AwfulFallout

what is dx 12 going to do? just curious i don't game at all really but mostly use professional applications

SamuraiMoMo

AwfulFallout wrote: »

what is dx 12 going to do? just curious i don't game at all really but mostly use professional applications

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface

With each new version mostly new features and improvements of the API it self are added.

And since Mantle become a bit popular because of it's more low-level access(meaning it can access the hardware more directly giving the creator more control) Microsoft is or already done thinking of doing the same with DirectX.


Why Microsoft didn't do this before is probably because they didn't had to they already have control of this market since you gotta need DirectX to run your game these days on a windows.(Or you can use OpenGL a open source variant that is mostly seen on Linux variants but also works on Windows)

But most prefered using DirectX anyway and now since AMD is coming with Mantle a new API with more low-level hardware access people started to jump on that bandwagon(at least so far only a couple of games actually use Mantle, but really DirectX is still the strongest one and with dx12 giving more control to creators it will only help directX become even bigger)

AwfulFallout

SamuraiMoMo wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface

With each new version mostly new features and improvements of the API it self are added.

And since Mantle become a bit popular because of it's more low-level access(meaning it can access the hardware more directly giving the creator more control) Microsoft is or already done thinking of doing the same with DirectX.


Why Microsoft didn't do this before is probably because they didn't had to they already have control of this market since you gotta need DirectX to run your game these days on a windows.(Or you can use OpenGL a open source variant that is mostly seen on Linux variants but also works on Windows)

But most prefered using DirectX anyway and now since AMD is coming with Mantle a new API with more low-level hardware access people started to jump on that bandwagon(at least so far only a couple of games actually use Mantle, but really DirectX is still the strongest one and with dx12 giving more control to creators it will only help directX become even bigger)

so can people manipulate drivers for graphics cards now and things of that nature? if i am understanding this correctly

}Zombie

Cool, good news! Finally DirectX 12!

SamuraiMoMo

AwfulFallout wrote: »

so can people manipulate drivers for graphics cards now and things of that nature? if i am understanding this correctly

Nah people already can do that but there is really no benefit of doing that...not really worth to mess around with the drivers to gain a bit of better performance when you can just OC.

API is just a thing to make it easier for creators to create there programs/games some API's are just better created giving them more access and features.

Ionelyday

lol for crossfire d10 x( rofl

Hussein_505h

And when will they hack this version so we can get it free ? :P

#free_Gaming_player

[LobsterMts]

50005h wrote: »

And when will they hack this version so we can get it free ? :P

#free_Gaming_player

you do realize that by "prepare your wallets" he means getting a new video card with dx12 support, right?

it's impossible to "hack" dx12 so it's compatible with your dx9 card.

Hussein_505h

[MOD]LobsterMts wrote: »

you do realize that by "prepare your wallets" he means getting a new video card with dx12 support, right?

it's impossible to "hack" dx12 so it's compatible with your dx9 card.

I read that fast sry , thought he means driver not direct 0_0

anyway last time I read a thread from mob xD

cuz I'm a big fan of D.SF the game ( Driver San Francisco ) thought they added a new version ...

}Zombie

Im happy about that news and i hope that new Direct X12 helps my grafic card a little bit ( FPS )...