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Chris Bieneman Cassie Hoef
Chris,
Cassie
Sep 19, 2024

DirectX Adopting SPIR-V as the Interchange Format of the Future

Today the Direct3D and HLSL teams are excited to share some insight into the next big step for GPU programmability. Once Shader Model 7 is released, DirectX 12 ...

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Ana Marta Carvalho
Ana Marta Carvalho
Aug 7, 2024

The Silicon Graphics Media and Artificial Intelligence (SiGMA) team is hiring!

Do you want to be a part of the Silicon Graphics Media and Artificial Intelligence (SiGMA) platform team? We are hiring for multiple positions in multiple ...

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Amar Patel David Cook Greg Roth
Amar,
David,
Greg
Jul 18, 2024

D3D12 Preview: Mesh Nodes in Work Graphs

Hi everyone, Today we’re excited to announce the newest Preview Agility SDK v1.715.0, download here. Since this is a preview SDK, the new features ...

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Chris Bieneman
Chris Bieneman
Jul 10, 2024

Open Sourcing DXIL Validator Hash

Today the HLSL team is announcing plans to open source the DXIL validator hashing algorithm and include it in the DirectXShaderCompiler sources on GitHub. ...

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Copilot+ PCs Microsoft Arm Gaming
Jay DiFuria
Jay DiFuria
Jun 18, 2024

A Step Forward for Gaming on Arm Devices

This year at Microsoft Build 2024 we announced a new set of Windows devices, Copilot+ PCs. Copilot+ PCs are a new class of Windows 11 PCs, including Arm-...

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Amanda Skrabut Luke Olsen Matt Bronder
Amanda,
Luke,
Matt
Jun 6, 2024

Automatic Super Resolution: The First OS-Integrated AI-Based Super Resolution for Gaming

Welcome to the latest innovation in gaming graphics with Automatic super resolution (Auto SR)—the first OS-integrated AI super resolution (SR) technique where...

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Joshua Tucker
Joshua Tucker
May 29, 2024

DirectSR Preview Available Now

In the evolving landscape of Super Resolution (SR), GPU hardware vendors have set the stage with their respective technologies – AMD FidelityFX™ Super ...

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Chris Bieneman
Chris Bieneman
May 28, 2024

DXC 1.8.2405 Available Now, Including HLSL 202x

The HLSL team is excited to announce DXC 1.8.2405 which is a packed release! In addition to a healthy assortment of bug fixes and quality of life improvements, ...

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David Cook Roland Shum Claire Andrews
David,
Roland,
Claire
May 16, 2024

Agility SDK 1.614.0: R9B9G9E5 support for Render Targets and UAVs

Today the DirectX team is excited to announce the release of the Agility SDK 1.614.0 which includes full support for R9G9B9E5_SHAREDEXP (999E5) texture format ...

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