DirectX Developer Blog

Celebrating 20 Years of DirectX 9

September 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022 09/26/22
Cassie Hoef
The last 20 years have brought countless hours of play to millions of gamers via the DirectX 9 graphics API, with 2,500+ games still being enjoyed today. For the first time, developers experienced the power of high-level shader language (HLSL) combined with pixel and vertex shaders, paving the way for the future of DirectX Raytracing and high-...

The Windows HDR Calibration app is here

September 20, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 09/20/22
Ana Marta Carvalho
The wait for the Windows HDR Calibration app is over! If you're on Windows 11 and want to calibrate your HDR-capable device, you can now go to the Microsoft Store and download the app. 😊 (image) As we shared in our announcement blog post, the Windows HDR Calibration app will feature three test patterns which will help you calibrate your ...

Announcing our summer Agility SDKs

July 14, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 07/14/22
Jacques van Rhyn
We’re pleased to announce that we have two new Agility SDKs available today! Agility SDK 1.606.3 contains support for Shader Model 6.7, which we announced was in the works earlier this year. Today, Shader Model 6.7 is ready for you to try! We also have another preview Agility SDK out today: 1.706.3-preview, see here for our blog. In ...

Agility SDK 1.606.3: Shader Model 6.7 is now publicly available!

July 14, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 07/14/22
Greg Roth
The DirectX Compiler Team and our partners are pleased to announce the release of Shader Model 6.7! Shader Model 6.7 expands texture fetching, quad querying, and wave capabilities to enable ever more complex (and compatible) new shader-driven features! Advanced Texture Operations SM 6.7 adds a collection of useful texture capabilities ...

Preview Agility SDK 1.706.3-preview: SM 6.7, Enhanced Barriers and more

July 14, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 07/14/22
Bill Kristiansen
In addition to support for Shader Model 6.7, this preview Agility SDK contains improved support for Enhanced Barriers and some smaller features  For more on the public release of Shader Model 6.7, please see our 1.606.3 announcement. With the addition of preview Enhanced Barriers and Relaxed Format Casting support, raw gathers will achieve...

Agility SDK 1.602.4

June 21, 2022 Jun 21, 2022 06/21/22
Bill Kristiansen
This is a bug-fix-only update to 1.602.0. No new features. NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.D3D12 1.602.4 Bug Fixes  ...

DirectStorage SDK 1.0.2

May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 05/24/22
Damyan Pepper
Thank you to everyone who tried out the DirectStorage SDK - we've really enjoyed interacting with you on the #directstorage channel on the D3D12 Discord Server, and on github. Today we're releasing an update to the SDK where we've addressed some of the feedback you've sent us! You can update to the latest using NuGet update.  Visit ...

Windows Graphics News – 2022 Q1

April 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022 04/29/22
Ana Marta Carvalho
The first quarter of 2022 has gone by, so let’s talk about what the Graphics team has been up to! On this blog post we talk about:   We’re hiring! We still have a lot of PM and SWE roles open for several teams in Graphics! Check out aka.ms/graphicsjobs for a full list of our open jobs - we look at every application ...

Agility SDK 1.602.0

April 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 04/27/22
Giancarlo Devich
The Agility SDK 1.602.0 has been published, which fixes bugs related to depth and stencil buffer resource state validation and contains a first round of new D3D12 features aimed at quality-of-life improvements and alignment with other graphics APIs. Head over to Agility SDK Downloads to try it out.   New Minor Features Each of the...

Exciting additions to your Auto HDR experience on PC

April 25, 2022 Apr 25, 2022 04/25/22
Wendy Ho
Last year, we brought Auto High Dynamic Range (HDR) to your PC gaming experience, letting you breathe new life into your existing games by giving them an entirely new range of vibrant colors. Today, we’re excited to talk about the additional improvements to your Auto HDR experience on PC that are currently available on Windows 11 and the ...