DirectX Developer Blog

DirectX 12 Multiadapter: Lighting up dormant silicon and making it work for you

April 30, 2015 Apr 30, 2015 04/30/15

Andrew Yeung - MSFT

Are you one of the millions of PC users with a laptop or a desktop system with an integrated GPU as well as a discrete GPU?  Before Windows 10 and DirectX 12, all the performance potential from the second GPU goes unused.  With DirectX 12 and Windows 10, application developers can use every GPU on the system simultaneously! Are you an elite...

DirectX 12 – High Performance and High Power Savings

August 12, 2014 Aug 12, 2014 08/12/14

Andrew Yeung - MSFT

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

April 15, 2014 Apr 15, 2014 04/15/14

Andrew Yeung - MSFT

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...