{"id":9041,"date":"2014-03-21T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T11:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=9041"},"modified":"2014-03-21T12:10:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T11:10:58","slug":"amd-demonstrates-full-support-for-new-directx-12-at-game-developer-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/9041-amd-demonstrates-full-support-for-new-directx-12-at-game-developer-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Demonstrates Full Support for New DirectX 12 at Game Developer Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Full DirectX 12 Com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty Pro\u00admi\u00adsed for the Award-Win\u00adning Gra\u00adphics Core Next Architecture<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNNYVALE<\/span>, CA<\/span> \u2014 03\u204420\u204414 \u2013<\/strong> Today, AMD<\/span> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) announ\u00adced sup\u00adport for Micro\u00adsoft\u00ae and its revam\u00adped gra\u00adphics appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00adgramming inter\u00adface, DirectX\u00ae 12, a new \u201ccon\u00adso\u00adle-like\u201d ver\u00adsi\u00adon of the gra\u00adphics API<\/span> that has inspi\u00adred PC<\/span> gam\u00ading for near\u00adly two deca\u00addes. During the Microsoft\u00ae-sponsored panel, DirectX: Evol\u00adving Microsoft\u2019s Gra\u00adphics Plat\u00adform<\/a>, AMD<\/span> reve\u00ada\u00adled that it will sup\u00adport DirectX\u00ae 12 on all AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon\u2122 GPUs that fea\u00adture the Gra\u00adphics Core Next (GCN<\/span>) archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> will sup\u00adport and col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adte with Micro\u00adsoft\u00ae on the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of the gene\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal advance\u00adment of the API<\/span>, to con\u00adti\u00adnue to impro\u00adve the expe\u00adri\u00adence for both deve\u00adlo\u00adpers and end users.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span> stron\u00adgly belie\u00adves in the bene\u00adfits gamers and game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers can rea\u00adli\u00adze from lower-over\u00adhead API<\/span> deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment,\u201d said Matt Skyn\u00adner, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, Gra\u00adphics Busi\u00adness Unit, AMD<\/span>. \u201cWith the Man\u00adt\u00adle API<\/span>, AMD<\/span> has shown the world our com\u00admit\u00adment to incre\u00addi\u00adble per\u00adfor\u00admance, and we look for\u00adward to enab\u00adling the same per\u00adfor\u00admance gains by sup\u00adport\u00ading the indus\u00adtry-stan\u00addard DirectX\u00ae 12.\u201d<\/p>\n

DirectX\u00ae 12 will offer tan\u00adta\u00adli\u00adzing oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to extra\u00adct new per\u00adfor\u00admance from PC<\/span> gra\u00adphics cards with a new\u00adly-stream\u00adli\u00adned lan\u00adguage that redu\u00adces API<\/span> over\u00adhead. DirectX\u00ae 12 will be the first gene\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal leap for the plat\u00adform sin\u00adce DirectX\u00ae 11 made its debut in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span> has always been an essen\u00adti\u00adal part\u00adner in the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of DirectX\u00ae,\u201d said Anuj Gos\u00ada\u00adlia, Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment Mana\u00adger, Win\u00addows Gra\u00adphics, Micro\u00adsoft\u00ae. \u201cAs we start the next chap\u00adter for our his\u00adto\u00adric API<\/span>, we look for\u00adward to con\u00adtin\u00adued gre\u00adat col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon with AMD<\/span> to bring gamers the best pos\u00adsi\u00adble per\u00adfor\u00admance on AMD<\/span> hardware.\u201d<\/p>\n

A DirectX\u00ae 12 sup\u00adport sche\u00addu\u00adle for AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon\u2122 GPUs will be published at a later date.<\/p>\n

Sup\u00adport\u00ading Resour\u00adces<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n