DirectX

DirectX

DirectX 12

Microsoft DirectX 12 is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 11 includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX APIs.

All versions of Windows do not support all versions of DirectX. Here's more on how each version of DirectX works across the Windows family. Take note especially on differences in Windows 10 and Windows 8 or Windows 7 verses previous versions of Windows.

The tool is a set of components in Windows that allows software, primarily and especially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware.  Games that use DirectX can use multimedia accelerator features built-in to your hardware more efficiently which improves your overall multimedia experience. The DxDiag tool reports detailed information about the DirectX components and drivers installed on your system and can be used.

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• The latest version of the Microsoft Windows Gaming API delivers Microsoft's powerful new High-Level Shader Language (HLSL) and features its most-advanced suite of design tools for the development of rich multimedia elements such as full-spectrum color graphics, video, 3-D animation and enhanced audio capabilities.
• DirectX 9.0 introduces significant improvements across its suite of APIs. DirectSound offers new audio capabilities, DirectShow accelerates video rendering hardware, and Direct3D enhances low-level graphics programmability with new programmable vertex and pixel shader 2.0 models.

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Last updated: October 25, 2019
Developer: Microsoft Corporation
License: Freeware
OS: Windows
File size: 2.2 MB

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