<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Directx ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/directx Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:15:57 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Imagination Tech working on mainstream PC gaming with ‘ambitious graphics card and SoC design companies’ — shows off progress with DirectX 11 workloads ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/imagination-tech-working-on-mainstream-pc-gaming-with-ambitious-graphics-card-and-soc-design-companies-shows-off-progress-with-directx-11-workloads 4xSuJwzMiqb5vyziNwbd79 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:15:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft adds Shader Execution Reordering (SER) in latest DirectX SDK for more efficient ray tracing — Intel Arc B-series GPUs show 90% performance uplift ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/microsoft-adds-shader-execution-reordering-ser-in-latest-directx-sdk-for-more-efficient-ray-tracing-intel-arc-b-series-gpus-show-90-percent-performance-uplift oGq4949ej6fW6msFkmFfsc Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 25 years ago today, Microsoft released DirectX 8 and changed PC graphics forever — How programmable shaders laid the groundwork for the future of modern GPU rendering ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/25-years-ago-today-microsoft-released-directx-8-and-changed-pc-graphics-forever-how-programmable-shaders-laid-the-groundwork-for-the-future-of-modern-gpu-rendering yk3jyuG8kekacXBhQafRYR Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:10:34 +0000 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:57:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ DirectX speeds up game loads up to 10X with new advanced shader compiling — feature debuts with Xbox PC app on ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, more devices later ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/directx-speeds-up-game-loads-up-to-10x-with-new-advanced-shader-compiling-feature-debuts-with-xbox-pc-app-on-rog-xbox-ally-and-ally-x-more-devices-later GPqagdAKPnM324DERdQTbg Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft says DirectX Raytracing 1.2 will deliver up to 2.3x performance uplift ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/microsoft-says-directx-raytracing-1-2-will-deliver-up-to-2-3x-performance-uplift VrcQEpfPMDyK5m2QDWKNuB Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:38 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia teams up with Microsoft to put neural shading into DirectX, giving devs access to AI tensor cores ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-teams-up-with-microsoft-to-put-neural-shading-into-directx-giving-devs-access-to-ai-tensor-cores MA5pUhsiVaTs5tEKiJPhuW Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:56:24 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:04:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft prepares DirectX to support neural rendering for AI-powered graphics — a key feature of the update will be Cooperative Vector support ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-prepares-directx-to-support-neural-rendering-for-ai-powered-graphics-a-key-feature-of-the-update-will-be-cooperative-vector-support YMgJvZyEqswmsFRh9vppsG Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:14:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD Anti-Lag steps out of its comfort zone — tech arrives on Vulkan 1.3.291, bringing Anti-Lag benefits outside of DirectX for the first time ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-anti-lag-steps-out-of-its-comfort-zone GDTwWSoeGaiNvj9kjSAzLJ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:57:47 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:17:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD's FSR3 Frame Generation To Launch Today ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-fsr3-frame-generation-to-launch-today NjUoUQgnee4cCxjMH7ihcP Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:44:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's Latest Drivers Boost DirectX 11 Performance by 19% on Average ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-latest-drivers-boost-directx-11-performance-by-19-on-average D8LoNXJMrAfiSTh97aFuP6 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:14:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:57:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASRock Challenger Arc A750 GPU Drops to $179 at Newegg ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-challenger-arc-a750-gpu-drops-to-dollar179-at-newegg DQs64LLMQqzxcDUjh3Kcw Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:43:11 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:59:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Windows Update Restored' Site Provides Updates for Classic Windows Versions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-update-restored-site-provides-updates-for-classic-windows-versions tBsaCQtCBhwhg3CzhrYzMM Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:30:51 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:17:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ RTX 4060 Leaked 3DMark Tests Show 23 Percent Uplift Over RTX 3060 12GB ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx-4060-leaked-3dmark-tests-show-23-percent-uplift-over-rtx-3060-12gb MyXdHEEkUxRgWLLSWfz7AW Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:44:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:05:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moore Threads MTT S80 GPU Escapes China, Gets Benchmarked ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/moore-threads-mtt-s80-gpu-escapes-china-gets-benchmarked AbHnDCSAHRjHG7rrtkKtKi Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:39:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple M2 Ultra GPU Outpaces RTX 4070 Ti in Early Compute Benchmarks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m2-ultra-graphics-outpaces-rtx-4070-ti-in-early-compute-benchmarks b7zSX8jzPbTPhtdNY6PzhU Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:23:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:54:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ OpenAI Whisper Audio Transcription Benchmarked on 18 GPUs: Up to 3,000 WPM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/whisper-audio-transcription-gpus-benchmarked SEsTyQfJwGQwBA6su5M7PE Thu, 11 May 2023 13:20:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ DirectStorage 1.2 Adds Buffered IO Mode to Speed HDD Performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/directstorage-12-adds-buffered-io-mode-to-speed-hdd-performance UqA8Gdopy6hk3jTaMM5BLn Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:16:59 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:26:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ DirectX 12 Update Allows CPU and GPU to Access VRAM Simultaneously ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dx12-optimization-cpu-gpu-access-vram-simultaneously DdRcWaZEn9kZRGNQpsVgYX Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:40:56 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:57:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD to Detail New FidelityFX Tech at GDC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-to-discuss-new-image-enhancing-fidelityfx-technologies-at-gdc 2ko9UQLcyfqSWpMoadELbX Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:36:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Fixes Arc GPUs' High Dual-Monitor Power Consumption, 3+ Monitors Still a Problem ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-lowers-arc-power-consumption-in-dual-display-setups 84dhtwcwGktYfBoQWRYtTb Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:24:39 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Arc Graphics Performance Revisited: DX9 Steps Forward, DX12 Steps Back (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/features/intel-arc-graphics-performance-revisited-dx9-steps-forward-dx12-steps-back DmkExpymeqVPLsnma8GBtG Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:06:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:58:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Minecraft RTX GPUs Benchmarked: Which Runs It Best in 2023? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/minecraft-rtx-gpus-benchmarked 9pJfPeAxF8HwQvLdMQmaRC Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:52:45 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft (Sort of) Officially Sanctions Running Windows 11 on Apple's M1/M2 Macs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-windows-11-on-mac-m1-m2-support-page vFyvD5bvqef8VD5rmvo4rN Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:27:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 Sold for $15,000 at Auction ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/3dfx-voodoo-5-6000-sold-for-15000-dollars WHdAPsqaVQinbDMrLMttxG Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:26:28 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:14:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ First China-Designed Gaming GPU Besieged by Bugs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-designed-gpu-has-bugs SVW3SMcFxiuPmX7hE8YR8R Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:30:36 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:26:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Recent Windows Patches Break DirectX Apps on Intel Graphics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/recent-windows-patches-break-directx-apps-on-intel-graphics Z2miXGWvrNBeArtV4G8sMm Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:15:12 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:56:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese-Made PCIe 5.0 Gaming GPU Benchmarks Emerge (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-homebred-pcie-50-gaming-gpu-benchmarks-shared ojLioFMr5TcnTJUxFxAD88 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 15:06:41 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:08:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Drops Arc A750 Price to $249, With Improved Drivers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-a750-new-249-dollar-msrp PQhL89xAKKj2QbN5haFxKg Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:00:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD Polaris GPUs Stumble Over Forspoken’s DX12 Feature Requirements ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-polaris-forsaken-dx12 DAJ4FiMzv9jnt6vLwTGi8V Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:29:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:57:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD, Intel and Nvidia GPU Driver Sizes Compared: Feature Creep ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-intel-nvidia-graphics-driver-sizes-compares WDozTirj78WvWUnaVgjWWZ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:09:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Innosilicon Flaunts Fantasy 2 GPU at China Chip Excellence Awards ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/innosilicon-showcases-low-power-fantasy-2-gpu-at-china-chip-excellence-awards cZx6acjC8ph5w6EYQVCvnY Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:55:02 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:15:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Arc Driver Optimizations Leverage Valve's DXVK Translator ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-gpu-driver-optimizations-leverage-valves-dxvk-translator tPXycQPcT4KN9jjmgjauk9 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:53:23 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Arc GPUs Get 1.8X Higher DirectX 9 Performance From New GPU Driver ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-gpus-get-18x-higher-directx-9-performance-from-new-gpu-driver eCpYp3VYQXBBvmPLo7Nm9k Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:52:12 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia RTX 2060 for $179, the Lowest Price Ever ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-rtx-2060-for-dollar179-this-will-go-fast arZqMzxYdBmCYwzYKTmrue Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:28:31 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ RTX 4080 Game Ready Driver Adds Support for G-Sync and V-Sync With DLSS 3 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx-4080-driver-supports-g-sync-v-sync-with-dlss-3 yhthS5MvrKFbrAKPyWBcN3 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:27:03 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ryzen 9 7845HX Chip Appears in Gaming Benchmark ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-7845HX-appears-in-benchmark LJPRGZkXBbkWZte6mAVfwj Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:12:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese GPU Dev Starts Global Sales of $245 RTX 3060 Ti Rival ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-gpu-developer-starts-sales-of-geforce-rtx-3060ti-rival 5CZmU8YmUA9dfGbKSvgxEJ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:14:11 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft DirectStorage 1.1 Now Available, AMD, Intel, Nvidia Ready ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-directstorage-11-now-available-amd-intel-nvidia-ready zTGJtYxGWTSyvC6BA6BASi Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:19:56 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:57:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Improving Nvidia RTX 4090 Efficiency Through Power Limiting ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/improving-nvidia-rtx-4090-efficiency-through-power-limiting A59zHVUoRw4zU57mtVTjbm Sat, 29 Oct 2022 14:00:56 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ DirectStorage 1.1 Can Speed Game Loading by 40% Claims Microsoft ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/directstorage-11-microsoft-game-loading QYEBeidq7tpQob4KH2DRzm Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:24:20 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:37:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ RTX 4090 Beats Two RTX 3090s in SLI — Barely ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx-3090-sli-fail-to-outperform-4090 dJj5jbnJA9Cw7HzTcZAbzT Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:21:26 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:58:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Nvidia RTX 4090 Driver Adds DX12 Optimizations for All RTX GPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx-4090-game-ready-driver-dx12-optimizations U6j8QjxEQCtLkF79q3wTKg Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:08:03 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel’s Arc A750, A770 Prices Revealed: Mid-Range is Back ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-a750-a770-full-pricing-revealed 9VnrwEULDUjuob4UcPJSCc Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:05:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alleged Intel Arc A580 Shows Odd Performance in Ashes of the Singularity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-a580-alleged-performance-in-aots 3RQMBz8vQRKSmzf48nW5mZ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:31:14 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's Arc A380 Shows Good Compatibility Across 50 Games ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-arc-a380-shows-good-compatibility-across-50-games QwggR4QtudnxUQaEYjFuMc Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:45:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:12:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes, Intel's Feeble Arc A380 GPU Can Run Crysis ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/yes-intels-feeble-arc-a380-gpu-can-run-crysis YBgRy3jQ8UG2vc3BLJAWWi Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:05:35 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Drops DirectX 9 Support On Xe, Arc GPUs, Switches to DirectX 12 Emulation ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-xe-arc-swap-to-dx9-emulation yCeATWydqfSUKcSFj2BLiQ Sun, 14 Aug 2022 17:28:09 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Arc A750 Trades Blows With RTX 3060 Across Nearly 50 Games ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arc-a750-trades-blows-with-rtx-3060-across-nearly-50-games 8HAfBHLjbTaogCavAkt8Zo Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:54:01 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Confirms Poor Arc GPU DX11 Performance Is a Work in Progress ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/poor-dx11-performance-arc-gpus-constant-work-in-progress 4kN23jtiz8vKFvdVSv4BaW Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:39:13 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Innosilicon's Fenghua II Low-Power GPU Launched: 4W – 15W TGP ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/innosilicon-unveils-fantasy-2-gpu oeKgNskNBSydbDU5E9vsh Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:30:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:08:04 +0000