Microsoft wants to make it easier for developers to support new DirectX graphical features as they release. To that end, the company revealed the DirectX 12 Agility SDK today. This toolkit enables ...

Microsoft has announced the new DirectX 12 Agility SDK. The new SDK makes modern DirectX 12 Ultimate features backwards compatible with older OS versions which should help in increasing its adoption.

Why it matters: On Thursday, Microsoft's Agility SDK development team announced the preview release of Agility SDK version 1.7.10.0. The new version brings developers two new features, GPU upload ...

The new Opacity Micromaps (OMM) feature has been designed to improve the efficiency of rendering objects such as foliage, fences, transparent features, and other complex alpha-tested geometry (objects ...

Microsoft has today announced the release of DirectX 12 H264 and HEVC video encoding which is now included as part of the Windows 11 operating system and can also be found in the DirectX 12 Agility ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A week ago, Microsoft teased a new update to DirectX 12 for developers that will usher in "a new era of performance and efficiency." Today, we've got more ...