The announcement today (August 20) of Nvidia's new GPUs with integrated acceleration of raytracing makes Microsoft's plans for DirectX even more relevant. Raytracing gives developers access to a wide ...

The PC industry is finally making a push toward a “holy grail” rendering technique that makes computer-generated imagery in movies appear so much more lifelike than the graphics in games. At GDC 2018 ...

Shortly after the Nvidia announcement, Microsoft follows by adding DirectX Raytracing to the DirectX 12 api. According to the manufacturer, the technology clears the way for games that are partly ...

Microsoft is making Windows 10 friendlier to gaming developers like Valve and Steam, after its Windows 8 "catastrophe" left the gaming world in the lurch. The Redmond company has announced a new ...

Futuremark, the company behind the popular 3DMark and PCMark benchmarks that are widely used by reviewers (us included) and enthusiasts alike, has a released technology demo showcasing real-time ...

At the Game Developer Conference today both Microsoft and Nvidia are announcing a partnership which will mean we have real-time raytracing in PC games released this ...

Futuremark are introducing a new 3DMark real-time raytracing benchmark later this year to test Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing API on your graphics card. And it is going to give your current-gen ...