NVIDIA graphics playing cards, ranging from the present technology GeForce RTX “Turing” lineup, will assist the upcoming DirectX 12 Ultimate API. Thanks to a slide obtained by our pals over at VideoCardz, now we have some details about the upcoming iteration of the DirectX 12 API made by Microsoft. In the brand new API revision, referred to as “DirectX 12 Ultimate”, it seems like there are some enhancements made to the usual DirectX 12 API. From the leaked slide we are able to see the enhancements coming within the kind of some additions.
The GeForce RTX lineup will assist the up to date model of API with options equivalent to ray tracing, variable-rate shading, mesh shader, and sampler suggestions. While we have no idea why Microsoft determined to name this the “Ultimate” model, it’s presumably used to convey clearer details about which options are supported by the {hardware}. In the leaked slide there’s a point out of consoles as nicely, so it’s coming to that platform as nicely.
