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20 articles tagged as direct3d

Review Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual Review

Can this entry level RTX 2070 bring value for money to the RTX family?

18-10-18 // 6:30p.m.

Samsung launches 7nm EUV process node

Promises 20 percent speed boost over 10nm.

18-10-18 // 11:00a.m.

DAWG holds promise for Spectre, Meltdown protection

Aims to replace Intel's CAT.

18-10-18 // 10:46a.m.

Raspberry Pi gets compact uHAT add-ons, TV HAT accessory

Designed for, but not exclusive to, the Pi Zero.

18-10-18 // 10:18a.m.

Khronos Group launches OpenGL 4.6

Boasts of new features, better performance.

1-8-17 // 10:55a.m.

3DMark gets an API Overhead feature test

DX11, DX12 and Mantle to start.

27-3-15 // 11:10a.m.

AMD puts Mantle 1.0 out to pasture

Tells devs to concentrate on DirectX 12, Vulkan.

3-3-15 // 11:43a.m.

DirectX 12 rumoured to bring cross-vendor multi-GPU support

SFR to replace SLI, CrossFire.

25-2-15 // 11:38a.m.

AMD points to multi-GPU advances in Mantle, DX12

No more halving of available RAM.

3-2-15 // 12:05p.m.

Intel demos DirectX 12 power savings

Mobile devices to benefit the most.

14-8-14 // 10:58a.m.

Crytek open-sources Renderdoc debugger

MIT licence for DirectX analysis tool.

8-5-14 // 10:40a.m.

Microsoft announces DirectX 12 at GDC 2014

Mantle-like performance boost promised.

21-3-14 // 10:32a.m.

OpenGL 4.4, OpenCL 2.0 released

New features and performance boosts.

23-7-13 // 10:20a.m.

Microsoft confirms DirectX 11.2 is a Windows 8.1, Xbox One exclusive

Shows off 'tiled resources' technology.

28-6-13 // 9:00a.m.

Khronos Group launches OpenGL 4.3, OpenGL ES 3.0

The Khronos Group has officially launched OpenGL 4.3 and OpenGL ES 3.0.

7-8-12 // 10:27a.m.

Khronos Group launches OpenGL 4.3, OpenGL ES 3.0

Valve hits Left 4 Dead 2 performance high - on Linux

Valve has got Left 4 Dead 2 running under Linux faster than under Windows.

2-8-12 // 9:31a.m.

Valve hits Left 4 Dead 2 performance high - on Linux

Microsoft details Windows 8 graphics acceleration features

Microsoft claims that Windows 8 will boost application performance by up to 500 per cent.

24-7-12 // 12:01p.m.

Microsoft details Windows 8 graphics acceleration features

Review Farewell to DirectX?

AMD's Richard Huddy claims game developers want direct-to-metal access to PC graphics hardware.

16-3-11 // 7:53a.m.

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Carmack: Direct3D is now better than OpenGL

Co-founder of id Software reveals that 'inertia' is the main reason why id has stuck by OpenGL.

11-3-11 // 11:02a.m.

OpenGL 4.1 released

The latest version of the OpenGL graphics standard, OpenGL 4.1, has been announced.

27-7-10 // 10:23a.m.

OpenGL 4 specification released

The Khronos Group has announced the latest version of its OpenGL cross-platform 3D standard, aimed at matching Direct3D 11's feature set.

15-3-10 // 1:36p.m.

Khronos unveils OpenGL 3.1

The Khronos Group reveals the spec for OpenGL 3.1, which removes many of the legacy features that were still included in OpenGL 3.0.

25-3-09 // 1:23p.m.

Review DirectX 11: A look at what's coming

At Nvision, we managed to sit in on Kevin Gee's introduction to DirectX 11 and since then, we've kept our ear to the ground. We've managed to gather a lot of insight into what Gee talked about from various sources inside the industry, so join us as we take a look at what makes DX11 tick.

17-9-08 // 8:21a.m.

Review DirectX 10: The Future of PC Gaming

NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 is already here, Vista hits today, and the first DirectX 10 games aren't far away. We take an in-depth look at what DX10 adds to the gaming and graphical experience, from geometry shaders to resources to render targets. Can DX9 continue to cut it? We find out.

30-11-06 // 3:58p.m.