In context: Shader Execution Reordering significantly reduces the performance cost of ray tracing and path tracing in games such as Alan Wake 2 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on recent Nvidia ...

Microsoft has released a preview of the next step in DirectX Raytracing to its Windows Insider Program, meaning developers can start to play with new performance enhancing features to deliver a better ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s new DirectX ray tracing updates could deliver performance boosts of 40-90% through Shader Execution Reordering technology. Intel Arc B-Series GPUs showed remarkable 90 ...

Microsoft has released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619, introducing Shader Model 6.9 alongside new Direct3D 12 and DXR 1.2 features in a stable form for developers. The update enhances ray tracing ...

Microsoft has released a preview of Shader Model 6.10 as part of its DirectX Agility SDK 720 update, continuing its steady evolution of the DirectX graphics API. The latest iteration focuses on ...

This hidden Steam feature can quietly prepare game data for you ahead of time.