Microsoft is Evolving Direct X to Compete with the Mantle API
Microsoft Evolving Direct X
"Never one to be outdone, Microsoft has taken a glance over at the impressive performance seen from AMD’s close-to-the-metal Mantle API and decided it too wants a piece of the action.
At next month’s Global Developer Conference (GDC) 2014 event, Microsoft is preparing to unveil plans for providing low level access to the DirectX APIs…
Two Microsoft-hosted talks at the event will be looking at the future of Direct3D as well as evolving Microsoft’s graphics platform.
The Direct3D Futures talk will be looking at how future changes to Direct3D will enable the next generation of games to run faster than they ever have before. The GDC catalogue provides details on the session, saying that the team will discuss “future improvements in Direct3D that will allow developers an unprecedented level of hardware control and reduced CPU rendering overhead across a broad ecosystem of hardware.”
As if this wasn’t enough, the Evolving Microsoft’s Graphics Platform talk will focus on how the most popular API for game development over the last twenty years will be adapting in order to compete with the impressive Mantle API. The session description says “You asked us to bring you even closer to the metal and to do so on an unparalleled assortment of hardware. You also asked us for better tools so that you can squeeze every last drop of performance out of your PC, tablet, phone and console.” If they get any closer to the metal things could get dangerous.
This indicates that there should be a fundamental change in the way that DirectX operates. The thinking seems to be similar to Mantle in that some of the traditional overheads associated with DirectX will be cut in order to communicate more efficiently with the GPU and CPU. The performance gains seen in Battlefield 4 with the use of Mantle API have been considerable, and it appears Microsoft hasn’t been totally oblivious to the competition heating up around them. The more competition the better for us PC gamers!"
source - Game-Debate
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