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Why Microsoft keeps updating DirectX 12 instead of making DirectX 13

2025 marks 10 years after the official launch of DirectX 12 for Windows 10. This came after a relatively frequent release ...
ExtremeTech

Early DirectX 12 games show a distinct split between AMD, Nvidia performance

Now that there are a handful of DirectX 12 titles in-market, we can start to measure how AMD and Nvidia measure up in the new API. The results to-date are intriguing, and the trends don't always point ...
TweakTown

3DMark Steel Nomad is a new DirectX 12, Vulkan, and Metal benchmark that will replace Time Spy

3DMark synthetic GPU benchmarks have been a staple part of the review process here at TweakTown for a long time, and over the years, the two big standout tests have been the DirectX 11-based ...
The Escapist

Ready or Not: What’s Better, DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 (DX11 vs. DX12)?

In non-technical terms, both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 work as translators that help your computer talk to games. Part of it includes helping your GPU render visuals and scenes in the game. DirectX 11 ...