Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If all goes to plan, Microsoft's next-gen API will usher in a new standard for visuals and performance across a whole range of ...

We recently had the chance to sit down with some folks at NVIDIA to discuss high performance graphics APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). With all of the noise recently surrounding AMD’s Mantle ...

Microsoft has revealed a new Video Encode API for DirectX 12, allowing developers to take advantage of GPU acceleration to encode H264 and HEVC content. The feature is native in Windows 11 too.

Windows 10’s blatant bid to woo back PC power users already looks pretty damned appealing, despite being in a very early state. But Microsoft’s still holding a trump card up its sleeve that’s ...

Recently, you may have noticed an ever-present flow of stories surrounding OpenGL and OpenGL ES successor Vulkan, a new low-level API from non-profit consortium the Kronos Group. Most notably, we ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Two new implementations is expected to come soon that will be a boon for PC gamers. Following Mantle API, DirectX and OpenGL will start offering low-level ...

Microsoft and the OpenGL working group have both announced plans to bring close-to-metal APIs home for DIrectX and OpenGL. Where does that leave AMD's Mantle? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Since it launched in 2016, Vulkan has been positioned as a DirectX killer. It’s been a slow start, but the open software interface has gained a lot of momentum over the past six years, showing up in ...

In brief: Microsoft announced this week that it added a new API to DirectX 12 that will support video encoding. The new set of interfaces will give Windows users a consistent framework for encoding ...

Human eyes can detect the light entering through reflection and refraction on the retina, and human beings can draw (recognize) images by combining it with the brain. In ray tracing, light that jumps ...

API, for those who are stumped by the word means Application programming interface. For those who weren’t stumped by the word, well, kudos to you. The official jargon defines it as a set of subroutine ...

If all goes to plan, Microsoft’s next-gen API will usher in a new standard for visuals and performance across a whole range of devices, from high-end PCs, to modest laptops, to even the Xbox One. But ...