DirectX Developer Blog

A Step Forward for Gaming on Arm Devices

June 18, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 06/18/24
Jay DiFuria
This year at Microsoft Build 2024 we announced a new set of Windows devices, Copilot+ PCs. Copilot+ PCs are a new class of Windows 11 PCs, including Arm-powered devices that are powered by the Snapdragon® X Series. These new Arm devices have cutting-edge new processing power coming from the CPU, GPU, and NPU (neural processing unit). This ...

Automatic Super Resolution: The First OS-Integrated AI-Based Super Resolution for Gaming

June 6, 2024 Jun 6, 2024 06/6/24
authorsAmanda Skrabut, Luke Olsen, Matt Bronder
Welcome to the latest innovation in gaming graphics with Automatic super resolution (Auto SR)—the first OS-integrated AI super resolution (SR) technique where your games not only play smoother, but look stunning too! Ready for a quick visual challenge?  Take a glance at these side-by-side images of Borderlands 3 played natively at 1440p...

DirectSR Preview Available Now

May 29, 2024 May 29, 2024 05/29/24
Joshua Tucker
In the evolving landscape of Super Resolution (SR), GPU hardware vendors have set the stage with their respective technologies – AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution, Intel XeSS, and NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution. These cutting-edge solutions elevate the gaming experience by boosting frame rates while maintaining exceptional visual quality. Yet...

DXC 1.8.2405 Available Now, Including HLSL 202x

May 28, 2024 May 28, 2024 05/28/24
Chris Bieneman
The HLSL team is excited to announce DXC 1.8.2405 which is a packed release! In addition to a healthy assortment of bug fixes and quality of life improvements, this release features two things we’re really excited about. First this is the first DXC release to contain Windows binaries built with Clang alongside the binaries built with MSVC, ...

D3D12 Work Graphs

March 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024 03/11/24
authorsAmar Patel, Tex Riddell
This is the official release of D3D12 Work Graphs, enabling new types of GPU autonomy, originally available as a preview in 2023. To start, here's what Epic sees: With the proliferation of GPU-driven rendering techniques - such as Nanite in Unreal Engine 5 - the role of the CPU is trending towards primarily resource management and ...

DirectX Innovation on Display at GDC 2024

February 28, 2024 Feb 28, 2024 02/28/24
Joshua Tucker
Update: Watch the full recording of our GDC 2024 DirectX State of the Union session Ft. Work Graphs and Introducing DirectSR on our Microsoft Game Dev channel.   The excitement is building as we finish our preparations for this year's Game Developers Conference, set to kick off on March 18th. Industry leaders, developers, and ...

Introducing Neural Processor Unit (NPU) support in DirectML (developer preview)

February 1, 2024 Feb 1, 2024 02/1/24
Chad Pralle
A developer preview of DirectML support for Intel® AI boost With the release of DirectML 1.13.1 and the ONNX Runtime 1.17, we are excited to announce developer preview support for NPU acceleration in DirectML, the machine learning platform API for Windows. This developer preview enables support for a subset of models on new Windows 11 ...

DirectML: Accelerating AI on Windows, now with NPUs

December 14, 2023 Dec 14, 2023 12/14/23
Chad Pralle
We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Intel®, one of our key partners, to bring the first Neural Processing Unit (NPU) powered by DirectML on Windows. AI is transforming the world, driving innovation, and creating value across industries. NPUs are critical components in enabling amazing AI experiences for developers and consumers...