Can you make a game with DirectX?
Get started quickly Get started building DirectX games in Visual Studio by using the built-in DirectX project templates. Whether you’re building a DirectX 12 or DirectX 11 game for Windows or Windows Phone, you’ll find a template that suits you.
How can I learn DirectX programming?
The best resource I know of for learning DirectX is Frank Luna’s book. It does assume you know C++. If you can get up to the chapter on the rendering pipeline and understand it, you’re probably ready for DirectX.
What is DirectX do?
DirectX is a series of application programming interfaces (API) that provide low-level access to hardware components like video cards, the sound card, and memory. At a basic level, DirectX allows games to “talk” to video cards.
Is my graphics card DX10 compatible?
The “DirectX Diagnostic” panel that opens will list the “Operating System” and installed DirectX Version. To determine if your graphics card is a model that supports DX10 or 11, check with the card or “chipset” (e.g. NVIDIA or ATI) manufacturer’s website.
Is DirectX worth learning?
Is it worth it to learn DirectX? Yes. A basic understanding of the DirectX pipeline is valuable for a general game programmer and a deep understanding is good for a graphics programmer.
What is the difference between DirectX 11 and 12?
The most obvious difference that DirectX 12 requires Windows 10, while DirectX 11 requires Windows 7 or later. DirectX 12 also requires that your video card driver supports it as well. Its main improvement is that it lets more than one CPU core to submit commands to the graphic card at the same time.
Is higher DirectX better?
Also, the higher the DX mode, the harder your system is tasked due to the increased textures (higher resolution) of the game, and this can have a huge impact on frame rates. This is where system build/components comes into play.
Does DirectX improve FPS?
Because DX12 uses the CPU more efficiently, the frame rate will drop much less when the game demands the most performance, providing a more consistent frame rate throughout the entire gaming experience. 1% of frames), DX12 shows an ~10% average improvement in frame rate.
How do I know if I have DirectX or OpenGL?
Follow the instructions provided to check the type of graphics card installed on the system and the version of OpenGL running. Check the graphics card type (Windows): Click Start, type dxdiag, and press Enter to access a diagnostic tool listing the graphics card information. Click the Display tab.