Will the r9 290 fully support dx12?

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Yes, it is technically DirectX 12 "ready", just like Kepler, Tahiti, and other cards of earlier generations, but that only means it can play with DirectX 12 enabled.

ONLY the Maxwell chips are fully DirectX 12 capable, meaning are able to execute all the unique DirectX 12 commands.

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"...only GM2xx GPUs will fully support the newer rendering features like Conservative Rasters and Raster Ordered Views. Developers can access such features through the DirectX 11 API, hence the support for DX12 in Fermi and above, but as we understand it native support for them and therefore, presumably, better performance when using them will only be available in the latest GPUs, such as GM204."
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/1
 
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So pretty much In order to get the full dx12 experience I would need to get a dx12 gpu? But AMD does have mantle, do you think that mantle will be supporting more games? I want gta v pc to have mantle support.
 
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AMD speaks on the future of Mantle and other APIs
http://videocardz.com/54910/amd-speaks-on-the-future-of-mantle-and-other-apis


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"AMD Blog mentions they will upload an all-encompassing 450-page whitepaper in this transitional year. What AMD are telling developers is not to support Mantle 1.0 going forwards but either work on DX12 or GLnext (perhaps OGL 5.0 with codename Vulkan meaning Volcano in many languages) as they are now heading in the right direction of low CPU usage.

Although this blog seems backhanded about Mantle despite AMD wanting to appear open. It will be interesting to read the whitepaper for anticipated improvement in at least equalling DX12 API and the potential to combine VRAM in Mantle. Assuming Robert Hallock (Head of Global Technical Marketing) wasn’t speaking personally about VRAM. As DX12 efficiencies are backwards compatible while hardware accelerated features obviously are not, Mantle will offer similar performance improvements to Mantle 1.0 but now classed as inferior compared to the newer API’s. The only new GPU in the 300-series is the Fiji architecture and offer the showcase features to come in GCN 1.3. Perhaps with scaled down effects for 1.2/1.1 because AMD likes inclusion and to ensure that Mantle stays relevant for all gamers and not just those with low powered CPUs/APUs."

 
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if GTA V really have Mantle support AMD will talk about it even before the game comes out. also i haven't heard much about Gaming Evolved title as of late. the last was from the space bundle last year. is there any Gaming Evolved title coming out soon?
 
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