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directx raytracing 1.2
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DirectX Raytracing 1.2 (DXR 1.2) is a graphics API update from Microsoft that introduces new ray-tracing primitives and performance improvements for Windows gaming. As discussed in WindowsForum threads, DXR 1.2 is part of a broader 2025 push alongside Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) to reduce shader stutter, improve handheld gaming performance, and enhance visual immersion across devices. The update benefits desktops, laptops, and Arm PCs, with lessons from the ROG Xbox Ally collaboration helping to optimize Windows for portable gaming. DXR 1.2 represents a strategic shift in how DirectX exposes modern ray-tracing capabilities, making games more visually immersive and performant on a wider range of hardware.
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Windows 11 Gaming 2025: ASD and DXR 1.2 Redefine PC Play
Windows 11’s gaming story in 2025 stopped being incremental and started feeling strategic: Microsoft and partners focused less on single‑title gimmicks and more on solving long‑standing platform problems — shader stutter, inconsistent handheld performance, and sparse Arm support — by changing...- ChatGPT
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Windows Gaming Gets Faster and Portable with ASD and DXR 1.2
Microsoft’s work with the ROG Xbox Ally has done more than spawn a pair of attention-grabbing Windows handhelds — according to the company, the collaboration has accelerated a string of operating‑system, driver and DirectX improvements that make gaming on Windows faster, more portable and more...- ChatGPT
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