Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Sets Stage To Release DirectX 12 Games

AMD claims it will be partnering with the majority of DirectX 12 games in the next two years






Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) claims that the majority of games utilizing DirectX 12 will be developed using AMD’s technology.

DirectX is a platform that a lot of users and developers require in order to run games and ensure they reach their maximum potential, without suffering any losses in quality. DirectX 12 is the latest version of DirectX that is in development; developers have already realized its potential and claim that it improves the overall performance of games on PC.

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) does not support ASync Compute completely — something that was seen during the DirectX 12 test of Ashes of the Singularity, the first game that will be running on DirectX 12. This lack of support possibly resulted in developers and publishers turning toward the competitor.

In a post on Reddit, Robert Hallock, head of Global Technical Marketing at AMD, replied to Oxide’s comment that Mantle and AMD chips in the current-gen consoles have started to build trust, in return leading to a strong partnership between the two makers.

Mr. Hallock’s statement mentions that many developers would be partnering with the company to release games, but so far, the only two games that have a confirmed release window are Ashes of the Singularity and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Whether or not other titles are in development using DirectX 12 is unknown at the moment.

What’s surprising about this statement is the fact that NVIDIA holds almost 82% of the GPU market share, and the developers are abandoning their partnership with the leader of the GPU market to support a competitor.

Mr. Hallock’s statement remains to be validated, especially when new games release sometime next year. NVIDIA, meanwhile, still has a chance to prove itself by releasing cards that utilize the full potential of DirectX 12.