DirectX at Game Stack Live 2021

April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21
Jianye Lu
At Game Stack Live 2021, DirectX team shared how they continue evolving DirectX with the latest features across hardware and providing the greatest tools and support. Hardware partners also shared their updates on DirectX support.

Announcing HLSL Shader Model 6.6

April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21
Greg Roth
After months of development and refinement in collaboration with hardware vendors and software developers, we are pleased to announce the availability of Shader Model 6.6! Shader Model 6.6 empowers shader authors with new tools for greater flexibility to make existing shaders faster and more versatile as well as to devise all new techniques...
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Announcing the DirectX 12 Agility SDK!

April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21
Jacques van Rhyn
We’re excited to unveil the DirectX 12 Agility SDK, an update that will allow devs to adopt the newest DirectX 12 graphics features faster than ever before.  With the Agility SDK, developers can now add the newest DirectX 12 features to their games, and gamers can play games with these features without having to upgrade their OS...

Getting Started with the Agility SDK

April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21
Jacques van Rhyn
This guide is intended for developers who want to get started developing games that use the Agility SDK. It covers: Be sure to also see our Announcement blog, Downloads Page, Game Stack Live talk and spec. Visit the DirectX Landing Page for more resources for DirectX developers. What is the Agility SDK and how ...

Auto HDR Preview for PC Available Today

March 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 03/17/21
Hannah Fisher
Today we’re excited to bring you a preview of Auto HDR for your PC gaming experience and we’re looking for your help to test it out. When enabled on your HDR capable gaming PC, you will automatically get awesome HDR visuals on an additional 1000+ DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games!

Moving Gears to Tier 2 Variable Rate Shading

January 12, 2021 Jan 12, 2021 01/12/21
Jacques van Rhyn
The team at The Coalition haven't stopped innovating since bringing Tier 1 VRS to Gears Tactics, and have brought Tier 2 VRS support to both Gears 5 and Gears Tactics.  The team saw similarly large perf gains from VRS Tier 2 - up to 14%! - this time with no noticeable visual impact. See for yourself if you can tell which side of the first ...

In the works: HLSL Shader Model 6.6

November 23, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 11/23/20
Greg Roth
  Microsoft and its partners are happy to announce the development of Shader Model 6.6, the latest advancement in HLSL capability. Shader Model 6.6 will grant shader developers increased flexibility to enhance and expand existing rendering approaches and devise all new ones. New features include expanded atomic operations, ...
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