Computer Base tests DX12's mettle in The Division
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Microsoft's DirectX 12 API gets more popular every day. The latest AAA title to add support for Redmond's low-level graphics API is Ubisoft's The Division. German hardware site Computer Base took some time over the weekend to run some performance analysis comparing different combinations of DX11 or DX12, Intel Core i7-6700K and AMD FX-8370 CPUs, and four different graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD. Roughly put, the results show that performance in The Division with DX12 is improved with all hardware combinations except for the Intel Core i7-6700K with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060.
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