Windows Report

Intel Arc B-Series Sees Up to 90% Performance Jump With Microsoft’s Shader Execution Reordering

Microsoft officially launches Shader Execution Reordering in DXR 1.2, claiming up to 90% higher performance on Intel Arc B-Series GPUs in a new tech demo.

DirectX just made shader execution reordering official, boosting ray tracing performance in games

The recently released Shader Model 6.9 brings Microsoft's official take on Shader Execution Reordering (SER) out of preview. Nvidia and a few game developers have already ...
Guru3D

Microsoft SER Demo Shows Big Ray Tracing Gains Across GPUs

Microsoft has released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619 as the retail package that formalizes Shader Model 6.9 and expands the “shipping-ready” surface area for several Direct3D 12 features.
Guru3D

Microsoft ships Shader Model 6.9 and expands Direct3D 12 capabilities

Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.9 along with a set of Direct3D 12 improvements that target both shader authoring and the runtime plumbing behind modern engines.
Electronic Design

Electronics History: AMD’s Unified Shader GPU

This article is part of the Electronics History series: The Graphics Chip Chronicles. ATI had been experimenting with the concepts of a unified shader for several years leading up to its acquisition ...
The Escapist

Shader Model 2.0 Hack for BioShock

A couple of enterprising BioShock fans have begun a project to make the game run on video cards that don’t support Shader Model 3.0. While 2K has yet to comment, efforts to improve the unofficial ...
techtimes

Valve's Steam Deck 64GB Model Gets Shader Cache Size Upgrade, Resolving Bottleneck Issues

Valve's Steam Deck, a top-rated handheld gaming PC, is set to receive a critical upgrade that will address a significant bottleneck in its 64-gigabyte model. GamesRadar tells us in a report that the ...