The latest Windows 11 has improved gaming support for a better immersive gaming experience. So which is the latest DirectX for Windows 11? Next, we will introduce what DirectX is and DirectX for Windows 11.
What is DirectX Ultimate?
DirectX is an API that provides low-level access to hardware components such as sound cards, video cards, and memory. During gameplay, the game requires DirectX access to your PC’s graphics card, sound card, and memory. So DirectX ensures low-level access to all this hardware.
DirectX is installed with Windows and updated through Windows Update, so users usually don’t have to manually update the application. DirectX uses a hardware emulation layer, so it can emulate graphics capabilities in software that are not built into the graphics card.
How will DirectX affect the gaming?
DirectX is an alternative to Win32, the latest DirectX is DirectX12 Ultimate. Windows 10 runs DirectX 11, and DirectX for Windows 11 is DirectX 12 Ultimate. Windows 10 users will get the latest DirectX 12 Ultimate when they upgrade to Windows 11, no manual download required.
DirectX 12 Ultimate brings more features to Windows and Xbox Series X, such as variable rate shading, so the GPU can utilize all resources and can efficiently render objects in focus. Hence better frame rates and higher fidelity for gamers.
The sampler feedback feature of DirectX for Windows 11 (i.e. DirectX 12 Ultimate) can improve the texture quality of games and use fewer resources. So your game will run more smoothly.
Overall, DirectX 12 Ultimate Edition for Windows 11 will deliver games with high-quality textures and realistic lighting. DirectX 12 will be available on Xbox Series X, and on multiple graphics cards used on Windows PCs. DirectX 12 Ultimate has started to roll out on NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards.
