Neowin News Feed for: Directx

Microsoft's impressive Advanced Shader Delivery tech can speed up game launch times by 85%

Usama Jawad — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft is working on Advanced Shader Delivery, a way to reduce launch times in games when they are first opened. Read more...

DirectX Raytracing gets performance boost with Opacity Micromaps, now in Agility SDK 1.616

Paul Hill — Sat, 31 May 2025 11:44:02 +0000

Microsoft has released Agility SDK 1.616, which includes support for Opacity Micromaps (OMM), a new feature in DirectX Raytracing that boosts performance. Read more...

Microsoft unveils DirectX Raytracing 1.2, promises major leaps in path tracing performance

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:44:01 +0000

DirectX Raytracing 1.2 has been announced at the Game Developers Conference 2025, revealing new technology implementations for massive performance boosts in path tracing. Read more...

Microsoft launches the preview of the new DirectSR API for DirectX 12 game developers

John Callaham — Wed, 29 May 2024 17:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced it has launched a preview version of DirectSR. This is a new API that's been made to standardize super-resolution (upscaling) support for all DirectX 12-based PC games. Read more...

AMD gets serious on fixing Windows driver timeout error (TDR), black screens, with new tool

Sayan Sen — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 22:26:02 +0000

AMD has launched a new tool called Radeon GPU Detective. This devtool is designed to detect and track TDRs which cause the annoying timeout detection pop-up and black screen on Radeons. Read more...

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday finally fixes the Intel DirectX bug it caused nine months ago

Sayan Sen — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 07:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has redeemed itself with the latest Patch Tuesday as it resolved a DirectX issue whereby apps using Apphelp.dll would produce errors. Interestingly, it was a Patch Tuesday that broke it too. Read more...

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 and 10 Patch Tuesday broke DirectX apps on Intel hardware

Sayan Sen — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 06:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that Intel's older graphics drivers have issues after installing the November Patch Tuesday on Windows 11 and Windows 10. The bug is affecting apps that use DirectX. Read more...

NVIDIA RTX Remix to help modders add ray tracing to old DirectX 8 and 9 games

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:08:01 +0000

NVIDIA RTX Remix is a platform that will allow modders to add Ray Tracing to decades-old classic games that worked on DirectX 8 and 9. The tool will add a lot more data for "realistic" light effects. Read more...

AMD quietly outs May Preview driver that boosts DirectX 11 performance up to 34%

Sayan Sen — Wed, 11 May 2022 14:42:01 +0000

AMD has released a new May 2022 Preview driver which boosts the performance of DirectX 11 titles by significantly large margins. The driver also adds new option in Radeon Super Resolution (RSR). Read more...

Windows 11 update KB5012643 also broke ancient DirectX 9 on "certain GPUs"

Sayan Sen — Wed, 11 May 2022 08:16:02 +0000

The recent Windows 11 update KB5012643 and Windows 10 update KB5011831 broke games and apps on "certain GPUs" that run on the Microsoft's DirectX 9 API. Also present is a related D3D9On12 issue. Read more...

Half of the Yakuza franchise is Steam Deck Verified, and more are on the way

Dean Howell — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:18:01 +0000

There are eight Yakuza titles on Steam, and four of them are Steam Deck Verified. Three of those titles are the first in the series, so if you're new to it you will be able to start at the beginning. Read more...

DirectX 12 support is infiltrating Linux under the radar

Dean Howell — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:02:01 +0000

Jesse Natalie, Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, is working on adding and improving D3D12 compute support in OpenGL through Mesa and hints that future enhancements are in the pipeline. Read more...

Microsoft announces Video Encode API for DirectX 12, native in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has revealed a new Video Encode API for DirectX 12, allowing developers to take advantage of GPU acceleration to encode H264 and HEVC content. The feature is native in Windows 11 too. Read more...

Microsoft sheds more light on the Xbox Velocity Architecture and its SFS component

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:46:01 +0000

With the first-party showcase on the horizon, Microsoft has taken the time to spotlight its game asset streaming solution, the Xbox Velocity Architecture, and its Sampler Feedback Streaming component. Read more...

Microsoft is working on OpenCL and OpenGL mapping layers for DirectX

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it's working with Collabora to create mapping layers for OpenCL and OpenGL in DirectX 12, with the goal of supporting more productivity and creative apps. Read more...

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update fixes the DirectX 9 memory allocation bug

Vishal Laul — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 01:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has finally patched an issue with how DirectX 9 reports available memory to games in Windows 10 with the Fall Creators Update. The issue was with an API that was reporting false information. Read more...

DirectX Happy Uninstall 6.6 Build 1026

Razvan Serea — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:10:01 +0000

DirectX Happy Uninstall (DHU) is a powerful management & maintenance tools for Microsoft DirectX. With DHU, you can backup your PC's DirectX and restore DirectX from this backup. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.1.1

Razvan Serea — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:48:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.1.0

Razvan Serea — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:46:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.9

Razvan Serea — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:00:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.8

Razvan Serea — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 06:06:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.6

Razvan Serea — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:36:02 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Stardock developing software to enable mixed, multi-GPU setups

Boyd Chan — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:04:01 +0000

In a move that could shake up video card upgrades, Stardock is working on software that leverages DirectX 12 and its ability to pool AMD and NVIDIA GPUs in a single system to boost performance. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.5

Razvan Serea — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:26:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

DirectX Happy Uninstall 6.5.0.1117

Razvan Serea — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:40:01 +0000

DirectX Happy Uninstall (DHU) is a powerful management & maintenance tools for Microsoft DirectX. With DHU, you can backup your PC's DirectX and restore DirectX from this backup. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.3

Razvan Serea — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:04:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Steam's dedicated gaming OS is, it seems, not particularly good at gaming

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 08:48:01 +0000

According a series of benchmarks comparing the performance of numerous multi-platform games on Valve's new SteamOS and Windows 10, Valve's new product might have its work cut out. Read more...

Intel officially announces Skylake processor family

Moshe Jacobs — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 21:38:01 +0000

Intel finally unveils its range of Skylake processors from 4.5W to 65W for the 6th generation chips. From mobile to desktop, Intel's 6th generation processor family is in full swing. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:18:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

Codec Tweak Tool 5.9.8

Razvan Serea — Thu, 14 May 2015 16:02:01 +0000

Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs, enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters, and much more. Read more...

DirectX 12 won't need new hardware, but it's better to have some anyway

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:36:01 +0000

Now that Microsoft has started about its plans regarding the future of gaming on Xbox and Windows 10, we're finally learning about what DirectX 12 will do and what requirements it'll have. Read more...

Microsoft hints DirectX 12 will also be supported by Xbox One

John Callaham — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:28:35 +0000

Microsoft has updated its teaser page for its March 20th DirectX 12 announcement with an Xbox One logo, which strongly hints the graphics API could also be used on the company's current game console. Read more...

Next version of DirectX to be called DirectX 12, more info coming in March

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:02:33 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that the next version of its DirectX graphics API will get the official title of DirectX 12, with more information to be revealed later in March. Read more...

Opera 20.0.1387.64

Razvan Serea — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:40:38 +0000

Opera is a Web browser that offers lots of features to let you take advantage of today's Web. Surf the Web at lightning speed. Protect yourself against Internet threats. Read more...

Rumor: Next DirectX API from Microsoft to allow for low-level access to hardware

John Callaham — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 11:57:38 +0000

New rumors claim that Microsoft is working on the next generation version of its DirectX graphics API and that it will allow for low-level access to hardware similar to AMD's Mantle. Read more...

AMD's Mantle is a new PC low-level graphics API, but was it ported from the Xbox One?

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:37:32 +0000

AMD has announced a new low-level 3D graphics API called Mantle that will be used in its upcoming Radeon chips but there's speculation that it's actually a port of the API used in the Xbox One console Read more...

DirectX co-creator offers info on Microsoft's infamous (and cancelled) Judgement Day II event

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:12:03 +0000

Alex St. John, who helped to create the DirectX platform for Microsoft, has offered up some details on his blog on Microsoft's plan to hold a massive PC gaming event in 1996, Judgement Day II. Read more...

Microsoft cuts down another DirectX shutdown rumor

John Callaham — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:02:17 +0000

Microsoft has sent Neowin a statement, confirming once again it has no plans to discountinue development of its DirectX API, after an AMD executive claims that there would be no DirectX 12. Read more...

Microsoft to retire XNA tools; no plans to abandon DirectX

John Callaham — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:28:30 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that it has no plans to create future versions of its XNA development tools for games, although it will continue development of DirectX despite an email that hinted otherwise. Read more...

Windows 8 brings massive gains in the graphics department

John Callaham — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:56:39 +0000

In the newest post on the official Windows 8 blog, Microsoft talks about how DirectX-based graphics have received improvements in the new version of the Windows OS. Read more...