Win7 supports DX12? Can Win7 install DX12?

Recently, the netizen "Little Horse" asked such a question: I heard that Win10 has built-in Microsoft's latest DirectX 12, which can bring about performance improvement. Even the old configuration computer can bring game performance improvement. Can my Win7 computer support DX12? In response to this problem, Xiaobian is described in detail below.

What is DX12?

DirectX 12 is a DX version built into Microsoft's latest Windows 10 system and is a very important API update. DX12 is mainly to improve the driving efficiency, give developers more control, and better enhance the gaming experience.

So, does Win7 support DX12?

The default built-in Win7 system is the DirectX 11 version. Users cannot experience DirectX 12 by installing the system. However, Win7 users can support the DirectX 12 installation package in Win10 and then install it in Windows 7.

Can Win7 install DX12?

Experiencing Win10 in Win7, you need to meet 3 conditions, one is to install DX 12 in Win7, the other is to support DX12 in the graphics card, the last one is that the game must support DX12.

1, Win7 installation DX12

Online has already shared the new version of the DirectX installation package in the Win10 preview version, you can search and download online. I believe that after the official version of Win10, there will be a computer high-handle to take out the DX12 installation package for everyone to download, you can Baidu search to find, here is not detailed.

2, graphics card support DX12

The current support for DX12 graphics cards include: NVIDIA Kepler, Fermi, Maxwell architecture, which is GeForce 200 series and higher; AMD GCN Architecture, namely Radeon HD 7000, Radeon R200/300 series; Intel Haswell (GT3), Broadwell, Skylake core graphics.

In a nutshell, some mainstream graphics cards basically support DX12.

3, game support DX12

With the launch of Win10 official version, most mainstream game manufacturers will update in the future, I believe that many games will soon support, can support the latest DX12.

Editor:

In theory, Win7 can be upgraded by installing the DX12 installation package, but the default is Win10 built-in DX12, which can bring the best performance experience. Therefore, it is recommended that you upgrade the Win10 experience. As for the Win7 and Win8 system installation DX12 upgrade package can achieve the performance experience like Win10, it remains to be seen, welcome friends who have experienced in the future, in the comments at the bottom of this article, talk about the experience, let more friends know.