DirectX 12 has been around for a few years, but some games still use DirectX 11. We break down differences between the graphics APIs so you know which to use.

Microsoft's DirectX 12 is on its way, and it promises to improve the gaming experience on Microsoft platforms.

DirectX 12 on Xbox One Smarter Graphics Rendering On the Xbox One, DirectX 12 could bring about meaningful improvements to its games and the system as a whole.

A feature within Microsoft's DirectX 12 API shipping with Windows 10 will allow integrated and dedicated GPUs to work in harmony.

There's been a great deal of confusion over what it means to support various DirectX 12 feature levels and how this relates to various GPUs from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia. AMD and Nvidia have been ...

Microsoft told them that DirectX 12 would only work with Windows 10, so anyone who doesn't upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 (both of which currently support DirectX 11) will be left out.

When 12 became Ultimate Before we close off this look at DirectX 12's next-gen enhancements, it's worth commenting on an update to DirectX that Microsoft released in March 2020.

Microsoft has taken the covers off its latest gaming/graphics programming interface, known as DirectX 12, that will be supported across Windows, Windows Phone and the Xbox One OS by next year.

Your PC is either DirectX 12 Ultimate-ready, or you’re not a real gamer Microsoft's Xbox Game Bar update for the PC includes a DirectX 12 Ultimate checker, as well as a resource monitor.

Intel demonstrated that a graphics-intensive app consumed 50 percent less power when running on DirectX 12 versus DirectX 11.