At this point, we know enough about
DirectX 12 to start comparing and making conclusions. In particular, the
developers promise wiser and more efficient use of CPUs and GPUs along
with wider hardware support.
At the same time, experts say that the release of DirectX 12 is
delayed for a long time since it was announced back in 2009. It hs been 5
years between the announcement and the actual release!
It should also be noted that the
release of the new DirectX, which is DirectX 12, was announced during
Game Developers Conference, while the first games based on it will come
into market only in late 2015. Experts also believe that by that time,
Microsoft may well come up with Windows 9.
Where can we download DirectX 12?
Unfortunately, there is now clear answer tho this question yet. Still,
experts say Microsoft will soon make it available for download. At the
same time, the huge delay in the release of DirectX 12 resulted in
multiple rumors that the software giant is not going to release the next
version of DirectX at all. Hopefully, the rumors were disproved by the
recent announcements.
In particular, there are rumors that
thanks to DirectX 12 the efficiency of using CPUs will boost by 50% .
Unlike the preceding versions, the new one will focus on optimising the
interaction between software and hardware rather than graphical FX or
new GPU functions. There are rumors that 3DMark 2011 tests indicated a
50% increase in the productive efficiency of CPUs.
The good news is that DirectX12 will
be compatible with already existing GPUs, unlike other preceding
versions of DirectX. NVIDIA already announced that DX12 will be such
supported by processors with such architectures as Fermi, Kepler and
Maxwell, while AMD guarantees the compatibility with GPUs based on the
GCN architecture . Most probably,
DirectX 12 will be ported to Xbox One.
At the same time. Microsoft's stock is
down in value a little bit. The price is currently trading around
$40,16 per share after losing 0,42% today. The chart below, courtesy of Masterforex-V Academy, reflects the current state of affairs in the market of MSFT:
