The Aero desktop effect in Windows 7 (or, more specifically, the Desktop Windows Manager, also known as the Desktop Windows Manager) will make use of the DirectX 10.1 API in order to improve ...

Gamers who remain on Windows 7 can now play World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth with the added boost of DirectX 12. Microsoft announced that Blizzard would be the first game developer to offer ...

From ATI's Vista Legacy driver page (http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Legacy/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx?type=2.4.1&product=2.4.1.3.13&lang=English):<BR ...

If you’re a Windows 7 gamer refusing to upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft has some exciting DirectX 12 news for you. The company announced that DirectX 12 is finally making the jump from Windows 10 to ...

One of the bigger advantages that Windows 10 boasted over its predecessors, especially for gaming, is that it's the only version of Windows to support the new DirectX 12 runtime. The new version ...

Gamers stubbornly hanging on to Windows 7 and refusing to upgrade to Windows 10 may soon be able to play ray tracing-enabled titles on Microsoft’s older platform. The company is expanding its efforts ...

I still remember the hype train from Microsoft and game developers around DirectX 12 and its push away from previous versions of Windows and into the arms of Windows 10. Yeah well, DX12 has just found ...

AMD has told Gamespot that Huddy has "misspoke". "There have been reports based on a video of Richard Huddy of AMD making speculative comments around DirectX 12 support on versions of Windows," the ...

What is now the foundation of most PC games began almost 30 years ago as a desperate act of self-defence. A look at technology, triumphs and failures. What is now the foundation for most PC games ...

The latest flavor of the API suite that enables 3D animation and other multimedia effects remains exclusive to Windows 8 as Microsoft has no plans to port it over to Windows 7. Lance Whitney is a ...