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DirectX

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with "Direct", such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth. The name DirectX was coined…

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Developer
Microsoft
Operating system
Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Dreamcast, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Linux (Gallium Nine) (DirectX 12 only, Exclusive to Windows Su…
Release
September 30, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-09-30)
Repository
github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers
Stable release
12 Ultimate API / October 5, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-10-05)
Type
API

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DirectX

Nodes164
Edges163
Triples231
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
Components1

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DirectX

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related to history · 37
DirectX → Alex St, An, Another Microsoft, APIs, Beastie Boys, BIOS, Brad Silverberg, Compaq, Craig Eisler, Disney's, Disney's Animated Storybook, Due, Eisler, Eric Engstrom, Hearing, However, In, It, Japanese-developed, John
related to .NET Framework · 31
DirectX → APIs, April, August, December, Developers, DirectX APIs, During, Express RTM, February, GDC, HLSL, In, In December, It, Managed DirectX, MDX, Microsoft, NET, NET Framework, October
related to Components · 25
DirectX → API, APIDirectCompute, APIDirectSR, APIDirectStorage, APIDirectWrite, APIDirectX Raytracing, APIDXGI, APIMedia FoundationDirectX Video Acceleration, APIs, APIXAudio2, D3D, Diagnostics, Direct2D, Direct3D, DxDiag, DXR, Enumerates, Foundation Transform, GPU-accelerated, GPU-oriented
related to Alternatives · 22
DirectX → Allegro, API, APIs, Direct3D, Examples, FMOD, Furthermore, Mantle, Many, Metal, OpenAL, OpenCL, OpenGL, OpenMAX, OpenML, ReactOS, ReactX, SDL, SFML, There
related to DirectX 10 · 18
DirectX → Changes, CPU, Cross-platform Audio Creation Tool, DirectInput, DirectSound, DirectX API, DirectX SDK, DLL, Many, Previous, Programs, The DirectPlay DPLAY, Vista, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP, XACT, XInput
related to DirectX 12 · 18
DirectX → AMD, AMD's Mantle, APIs, Apple's Metal, Developers, Direct3D, GDC, GPU, July, Khronos Group's, Lead, March, Max McMullen, Microsoft, PC, The, Vulkan, Windows
related to DirectX 9 · 17
DirectX → As, At, August, Direct3D, GPU, HLSL, Introduced, It, Microsoft, One, Pixel Shader, Shader Model, These, Vertex Shader, Windows, Windows Me, Windows XP
related to DirectX 11 · 16
DirectX → API, Direct3D, DirectCompute, Gamefest, GPGPU, Hardware, Major, Microsoft, October, Parts, Seattle, Shader Model, The Final Platform Update, This, Windows, Windows Vista
related to Compatibility · 11
DirectX → APIs, DDI, Direct3D, DirectSound, Early, Hardware, Some, This, Various, Windows, Windows Update
related to DirectX 12 Ultimate · 11
DirectX → Among, DirectX Raytracing, March, Mesh Shaders, Microsoft, Sampler Feedback, Ultimate, Variable Rate Shading, Windows, Xbox, Xbox Series

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direct3d windows microsoft hardware apis api graphics game xbox 12 10 11 also version developers software release use games sdk

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DirectXDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
DirectXOperating systemMicrosoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Dreamcast, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Linux (Gallium Nine) (DirectX 12 only, Exclusive to Windows Su…1.00infobox
DirectXReleaseSeptember 30, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-09-30)1.00infobox
DirectXRepositorygithub.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers1.00infobox
DirectXStable release12 Ultimate API / October 5, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-10-05)1.00infobox
DirectXTypeAPI1.00infobox
DirectXWebsitewww.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=351.00infobox
DirectXis acollection of application programming interfaces0.90text
XInputinstance ofThe X initial has been carried forward in the naming of APIs designed for the Xbox0.80text
the Cross-platform Audio Creation Toolinstance ofThe X initial has been carried forward in the naming of APIs designed for the Xbox0.80text
CAD/CAM engineeringinstance ofDirect3D is also used by other software applications for visualization and graphics tasks0.80text
encodersinstance ofSupport for streaming objects0.80text

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