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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 ...

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 ...

Cybercriminals have created a fake Microsoft DirectX 12 download page to distribute malware that steals your cryptocurrency wallets and passwords. Even though the site comes complete with a contact ...

In only a few days we should all be getting some concrete information on what next-gen graphics and GPUs are all about. Nvidia is set to announce its "latest graphics innovations" on September 1, and ...

Something to look forward to: Now that the hardware specifications of both major next-gen consoles have been revealed, Microsoft is taking the next step forward by announcing DirectX 12 Ultimate. In ...

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 ...

NVIDIA is taking a bold step forward when it comes to pure PC gaming power and it's taking that step alongside with the people at Microsoft. On Thursday, the company unveiled DirectX 12 Ultimate, ...

DirectX 12 has a variety of applications in multimedia environments, especially gaming and video. When it comes to the latter, it already provides APIs for GPU-accelerated video decoding and ...

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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 ...