INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Microsoft and Nvidia have announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, a new application programming interface (API) that will bring next-gen graphics
consoles and PCs and aims to bring "unprecedented alignment" between Windows 10 and Xbox Series X gaming.Its headline feature is DirectX Ray
Tracing 1.1, which has been built by Nvidia in conjunction with Microsoft and AMD
This upgrade to ray tracing rendering will bring better lighting, reflection, and shadow effects to a greater number of future games
Ultimate also includes mesh shaders, which enables the GPU to control how it manages the level-of-detail, along with sampler feedback to
- has said that it has also worked closely with Microsoft on the development of DirectX 12 Ultimate, and confirmed that its forthcoming
Ultimate but it should lead to games with more life-like visuals and smoother gameplay
official debut later this year.
