DirectX 12

DirectX 12 is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Microsoft that allows software developers to harness the power of modern graphics hardware for enhancing multimedia applications, primarily games.

DirectX 12 is supported on Windows 10 and later versions, as well as the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles.

DirectX 12 offers improved performance and efficiency by providing lower-level access to hardware resources, better CPU management, multi-threading capabilities, and support for advanced graphics features.

No, DirectX 12 is only available on Windows 10 and later versions.

You can check compatibility by ensuring your graphics card has the required drivers installed and by running the 'dxdiag' tool in Windows.

Not necessarily; many existing graphics cards from major manufacturers like NVIDIA and AMD support DirectX 12, but you may need to update your drivers.

Many recent games support DirectX 12, including titles like 'Battlefield V', 'Cyberpunk 2077', and 'Microsoft Flight Simulator'.

Yes, games developed with earlier versions of DirectX can still run on systems with DirectX 12 installed.

Game developers should explore features like variable rate shading, ray tracing, and improved multi-threading for optimizing performance.

DirectX 12 comes pre-installed with Windows 10; you simply need to ensure that your system is updated through Windows Update.