DirectX 12 Ultimate

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DirectX feature level graphics API standard

DirectX 12 Ultimate is Microsoft’s advanced graphics API standard that unifies cutting-edge features like ray tracing, variable rate shading, mesh shaders, and sampler feedback across PC and Xbox platforms.

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Surface form	Occurrences
DirectX 12 feature level 12_1 (second generation)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DirectX feature level ⓘ graphics API standard ⓘ
abbreviation	DX12 Ultimate NERFINISHED ⓘ
announcedBy	Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ
announcedIn	March 2020 ⓘ
backwardCompatibleWith	DirectX 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	application programming interface ⓘ graphics technology ⓘ
defines	a minimum feature set for next-generation GPUs ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
documentationURL	https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/direct3d12/directx-12-ultimate ⓘ
enables	advanced visual effects in games ⓘ more efficient GPU utilization ⓘ
ensures	feature parity between supported PCs and Xbox Series X\|S ⓘ
goal	provide a common baseline for next-generation graphics features ⓘ unify graphics feature set across PC and Xbox ⓘ
introducedWith	Xbox Series X\|S generation NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketingNameFor	a set of DirectX 12 feature tiers ⓘ
partOf	DirectX 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ
platform	Windows 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One S NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One X NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox Series S NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox Series X NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	AMD RDNA 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Direct3D 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ DirectX Raytracing NERFINISHED ⓘ NVIDIA RTX NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulkan ray tracing ⓘ
requires	compatible GPU hardware ⓘ
standardizes	mesh shader support across PC and Xbox ⓘ ray tracing support across PC and Xbox ⓘ sampler feedback support across PC and Xbox ⓘ variable rate shading support across PC and Xbox ⓘ
supportsFeature	DirectX Raytracing 1.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ enhanced barriers model ⓘ hardware-accelerated ray tracing ⓘ mesh shaders ⓘ resource binding tier 3 ⓘ sampler feedback ⓘ variable rate shading ⓘ
targetHardware	PC GPUs ⓘ Xbox GPUs NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	high-performance 3D applications ⓘ real-time rendering ⓘ video game graphics ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture → supports → DirectX 12 Ultimate ⓘ

Nvidia Maxwell GPU → supports → DirectX 12 Ultimate ⓘ

subject surface form: Nvidia Maxwell

this entity surface form: DirectX 12 feature level 12_1 (second generation)