DirectX 12 Ultimate graphics cards

DirectX 12 Ultimate

— an extended version of DirectX 12 (see the corresponding section), designed to significantly improve graphics. This version was announced in 2020. Video cards with DirectX 12 Ultimate support can use all next-gen graphics technologies: Raytracing 1.1, Variable Rate Shading systems to reduce rendering quality in “invisible” areas of the screen (which is useful for unloading the graphics processor), Mesh Shader for precise control over the interaction of the application and the GPU, Sampler Feedback to speed up texture loading. Note that DirectX 12 Ultimate support is found not only in video cards - it is also implemented in the Xbox Series X gaming console.