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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 ...

DirectX 12 is now 10 years old but even with all its updates, it's still not the API to rule them all

With GPU architectures changing from being entirely graphics-focused and game rendering relying increasingly more on compute ...
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DirectX: 30 years of Windows gaming from DOOM95 to ray tracing

What is now the foundation of most PC games began almost 30 years ago as a desperate act of self-defence. A look at technology, triumphs and failures. What is now the foundation for most PC games ...
ZDNet

Windows 10: Movie-grade, real-time 3D graphics near with DirectX Raytracing API

Microsoft is making Windows 10 friendlier to gaming developers like Valve and Steam, after its Windows 8 "catastrophe" left the gaming world in the lurch. The Redmond company has announced a new ...
Digital Trends

Real-time ray tracing to come to Windows 7 through DirectX 12 support

Gamers stubbornly hanging on to Windows 7 and refusing to upgrade to Windows 10 may soon be able to play ray tracing-enabled titles on Microsoft’s older platform. The company is expanding its efforts ...