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    Directx 12

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by jexu, Sep 7, 2015.

  1. jexu

    jexu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone confirm that runs directx 12 with a GTX970M and Windows 10?
     
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    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Yes both 970m and win 10 are dx12 compatible. What can't be confirmed is an abundance of dx12 titles with which to run it.

    I would say give it 6 months. Win 10 will run better by then, new gpus out by then and dx12 games will be getting more numerous
     
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    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    Cough! AMD still seem to have the advantage in the asynchronous shader debacle. Nvidia can only implement it at a software level.
    Could mean good things for older AMD cards like mine.
     
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    jexu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, I'm hoping to have a decent graphics card.
    The bad news is that I've read that DirectX 12 increases performance depending on the cpu. That does not benefit us much.
     
    jexu, Sep 9, 2015
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    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    Quite the opposite. We stand a lot to gain by CPU using more overhead across more cores, not faster clock speeds. Perfectly suited to our older first gen core CPUs.

    Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk
     
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