DirectX updates could boost ray tracing performance up to 90%

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s new DirectX ray tracing updates could deliver performance boosts of 40-90% through Shader ...

DirectX just made shader execution reordering official, boosting ray tracing performance in games

The recently released Shader Model 6.9 brings Microsoft's official take on Shader Execution Reordering (SER) out of preview. Nvidia and a few game developers have already ...
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Microsoft SER Demo Shows Big Ray Tracing Gains Across GPUs

Microsoft has released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619 as the retail package that formalizes Shader Model 6.9 and expands the “shipping-ready” surface area for several Direct3D 12 features.
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Intel Arc B-Series Sees Up to 90% Performance Jump With Microsoft’s Shader Execution Reordering

Microsoft officially launches Shader Execution Reordering in DXR 1.2, claiming up to 90% higher performance on Intel Arc B-Series GPUs in a new tech demo.
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Microsoft ships Shader Model 6.9 and expands Direct3D 12 capabilities

Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.9 along with a set of Direct3D 12 improvements that target both shader authoring and the runtime plumbing behind modern engines.
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Microsoft Introduces DirectX Advanced Shader Delivery to Solve Shader Compilation Problems

At Gamescom 2025, Microsoft presented a new technology that could prove very important for PC gaming: DirectX Advanced Shader Delivery. This system is designed as a potential solution to the problems ...
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DirectX Raytracing hits v1.1 and DirectX 12 gets support for Nvidia's Mesh Shaders

Microsoft has released a preview of the next step in DirectX Raytracing to its Windows Insider Program, meaning developers can start to play with new performance enhancing features to deliver a better ...