DirectX Developer Blog

DirectX 12 at GDC 2015

D3D TeamFebruary 27, 2015Feb 27, 201502/27/15

Are you ready to bring the power of DirectX 12 to your game? Hear Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, talk about The Future of Gaming Across the Microsoft Ecosystem Attend our technical sessions to learn the latest about DirectX 12 Advanced DirectX12 Graphics and Performance (Wednesday 2-3pm, West Hall 2008): This technical session goes deep into the...

DirectX 12 and Windows 10

Bryan LangleyOctober 1, 2014Oct 1, 201410/1/14

As a part of the Windows team, we’re super excited about the Windows 10 Technical Preview that was just released! The final version of Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12, and we think it's going to be awesome. We especially encourage gamers to help us make this release great for you by becoming Windows Insiders.&...

DirectX 12 Lights Up NVIDIA’s Maxwell Launch

Bryan LangleySeptember 18, 2014Sep 18, 201409/18/14

Our mission in the DirectX team is to provide the best graphics API in the world and have it work on as many graphics cards as possible. To do this, we work very closely with game developers and graphics hardware vendors. So, when one of our close partners invites us to an event, we’re always happy to participate. Last ...

DirectX 12 – High Performance and High Power Savings

Andrew Yeung - MSFTAugust 12, 2014Aug 12, 201408/12/14

You probably know that DirectX 12 is designed for performance. What you may not know is that the same design decisions that make DirectX 12 so performant also make it incredibly power efficient. This allows you to play all of your favorite games on portable devices without having an uncomfortably hot device on your lap or as much of a ...

DirectX 12 Developer Videos

Andrew Yeung - MSFTApril 15, 2014Apr 15, 201404/15/14

DirectX 12 developer session recordings now available! Missed us at GDC and BUILD? Check out the DirectX 12 developer session recordings below to learn more about the API or just watch some cool demos! DirectX: Evolving Microsoft's Graphics Platform In this session, Anuj Gosalia, Partner Development Manager at Microsoft, along...

DirectX 12

D3D TeamMarch 20, 2014Mar 20, 201403/20/14

What's the big deal? DirectX 12 introduces the next version of Direct3D, the graphics API at the heart of DirectX. Direct3D is one of the most critical pieces of a game or game engine, and we’ve redesigned it to be faster and more efficient than ever before. Direct3D 12 enables richer scenes, more objects, and full ...