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Will the R9 280 support DX12?

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Was just wondering. Are there specific GPU requirements to run DX12? Would my R9 280 work, or does it require one of the "new" AMD cards (285/290/295)?

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Dx12 is backward compatible. 7xxx series and up aswell as GTX 4xx series and up AFAIK.

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It'll support DX12.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873545/dont-panic-directx12-wont-require-a-new-graphics-card-after-all.html

When reached by PCWorld, Nvidia officials said there was no change in their statements on GPUs that support DirectX 12. AMD officials also said nothing had changed. “All GCN-based graphics cards from AMD are going to support DirectX12,” an official told PCWorld.

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Direct x 12 is a feature of widows that will be implemented in windows 10 so any modern gpu will suport it aslong as you have windows 10

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So my GTX 570 will do just fine for another year ^^

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Dx12 is backward compatible. 7xxx series and up aswell as GTX 4xx series and up AFAIK.

 

It's a bit confusing.. AMD and Nvidia started out by saying the GTX 400's and all GCN-based AMD cards would support DirectX 12, but they've since refined that statement to "partial" support. Whatever that means, we'll just have to wait and see, I guess.

 

http://techreport.com/news/26210/directx-12-will-also-add-new-features-for-next-gen-gpus

 

Short answer to the question is yes, R9 280 supports DirectX 12, but how well it supports it is an open question still.

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