The recently released Shader Model 6.9 brings Microsoft's official take on Shader Execution Reordering (SER) out of preview. Nvidia and a few game developers have already ...

Microsoft has released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619 as the retail package that formalizes Shader Model 6.9 and expands the “shipping-ready” surface area for several Direct3D 12 features.

Microsoft officially launches Shader Execution Reordering in DXR 1.2, claiming up to 90% higher performance on Intel Arc B-Series GPUs in a new tech demo.

Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.9 along with a set of Direct3D 12 improvements that target both shader authoring and the runtime plumbing behind modern engines.

At Gamescom 2025, Microsoft presented a new technology that could prove very important for PC gaming: DirectX Advanced Shader Delivery. This system is designed as a potential solution to the problems ...

Microsoft has released a preview of the next step in DirectX Raytracing to its Windows Insider Program, meaning developers can start to play with new performance enhancing features to deliver a better ...

After DirectX 12 Ultimate was announced, we started adding new tests to 3DMark to show how games can benefit from these new features. Our latest addition is the 3DMark Mesh Shader feature test, a new ...

This week Microsoft has published more details on the new DirectX features more about DirectX 12 including DirectX Raytracing tier 1.1, Mesh Shader, and Sampler Feedback. All these features are ...

In the late summer of 2014, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be rolled out to PC users around the world in the following year. At the same time, it also revealed that the new operating system ...