Microsoft update borks Intel graphics hardware running DirectX or Direct3D
Published in PC Hardware


KB5019980 / KB5019961 for Windows 11 users and KB5019959 for Windows 10 users

Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that a patch it released last November might have tiggered Intel graphics hardware running DirectX or Direct3D.

3DMark for DirectX Raytracing comes in January 2019
Published in Graphics


3DMark Port Royal

UL Benchmarks has announced that its newest benchmark for ray tracing will be coming in January 2019, dubbed 3DMark Port Royal.

Futuremark shows DirectX Raytracing tech demo at GDC 2018
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Says DXR benchmark is coming

Following Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing (DXR) announcement, Futuremark has unveiled its new DXR tech demo at the Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco, showing a first glimpse of what can be achieved with Microsoft's latest DirectX 12 feature.

Star Citizen focuses on Vulkan API
Published in Gaming


Ditches support for DirectX

Roberts Space Industry (RSI), the developer behind the Star Citizen game, said that it will drop DirectX 11 support and stop all development on a DirectX 12 version, focusing solely on the Vulkan API.

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Cebit 2013: No DirectX 12

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ATI's Adreno didn't develop further