Windows 11 auto-updates DirectX via Windows Update—you're likely already on the latest version. To force an update, open Windows Update in the Windows 11 Settings app and click "Check for Updates." ...

UTM extends its experimental Windows graphics driver from DirectX 11 to DirectX 12 FL12_1. Parallels currently lists support ...

Microsoft just made it easier for developers to get DX12 features and technologies into their games, for gamers to enjoy, much easier than ever before with the introduction of DirectX 12 Agility.

Microsoft has revealed a new Video Encode API for DirectX 12, allowing developers to take advantage of GPU acceleration to encode H264 and HEVC content. The feature is native in Windows 11 too.

Microsoft has long said, and we have reminded users, that DirectX 11 is not just a Windows 7 technology. The company promised that DirectX 11 will be availalbe for ...

Early in the history of Windows Vista's promotional campaign, before the first public betas, Microsoft's plan was to create a desktop environment unlike any other, replete with such features as 3D ...

NVIDIA first introduced its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) upscaling technology with the GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs in late 2018, which was improved upon with DLSS 2.0 in April 2020. More ...

Yesterday ExtremeTech posted the first part of an in-depth interview with two gentlemen from Microsoft dealing with DirectX 10. If you’re unfamiliar, DirectX is a Microsoft API (application ...

Forward-looking: Microsoft first introduced DirectX alongside Windows 95 as an incentive to drive game developers to support the new GUI-based operating system. The company has never stopped improving ...