can it be DX12 compatible!

[Mike-Litorus]

so i was thinking of buying an HD 7970 , (which is a pretty badass card) for 1080p 
and there was this friend of mine who was like ; hey , u shouldnt do that wat if it doesnt support DX12 , and all the upcoming games gonna be on DX12 
and u wont be able to get those awesome new features that come in DX12 
 

so i wanted to know if my card's gonna support DX12 or NOT!

 (i know you're; like why the F*** didnt u google) see i can just google and find the answer but here in forums i can get additional info that is kinda hard to find on the web

 

on the web they're like : yes / no 

here : yeah , and u get this , blah blah feature too , but there is blah blah issue u gotta deal with!
                                                                        /

                     NO , but there's this blah blah new kinda software that blah blah's the blahh! so u  can get the blah blah working


GIMMI AS MUCH INFO AS U GUYS CAN 

 

THNKX in advance ....................even if u just read the post and said what's this bullshit

P.S; that excuse was pathetic

[Tedster]

It supposedly won't support DX12.

[don_svetlio]

It supports DX12 - any GCN card supports it.

[Guest]

No.

 

the HW Identifier will not allow the chip to take full advantage of DX 12.

[Mike-Litorus]

WHAT!!! YES,NOs AHHH confused , error 404 error not  found! 

[Kobathor]

No.

 

the HW Identifier will not allow the chip to take full advantage of DX 12.

7900 series is basically a R9 200 series, mine supports most of DX12 (in benchmarks at least the performance is very similar compared to R9 280)

[Nacho Marco Segui]

The R9 series supports DirectX 12. There just weren't any references to DX12 when the marketing descriptions for that hardware was created and they haven't bothered to update it. 

R9 cards are GCN architecture which is indicated to support DX12.

[Guest]

7900 series is basically a R9 200 series, mine supports most of DX12 (in benchmarks at least the performance is very similar compared to R9 280)

Again, the HD Identifier dis-allows the card to take FULL Advantage of DX12 or Vulkan

[Kobathor]

Again, the HD Identifier dis-allows the card to take FULL Advantage of DX12 or Vulkan

​DirectX 12-Ready AMD Components

Once you’ve installed Windows® 10 Technical Preview Build 10041 (or later) and obtained the latest driver from Windows Update, these AMD components are DirectX® 12-ready:

• AMD Radeon™ R9 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R7 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R5 240 graphics
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics for OEM systems (HD 8570 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series graphics for notebooks
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series graphics (HD 7730 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series graphics for notebooks (HD 7730M and up)
• AMD A4/A6/A8/A10-7000 Series APUs (codenamed “Kaveri”)
• AMD A6/A8/A10 PRO-7000 Series APUs (codenamed “Kaveri”)
• AMD E1/A4/A10 Micro-6000 Series APUs (codenamed “Mullins”)
• AMD E1/E2/A4/A6/A8-6000 Series APUs (codenamed “Beema”)

[BrightCandle]

The problem is that DX12 support comes in two ways. The first is whether the card will support the API at all, and in this case the 7970 will run DX12 games. However DX12 also has additional features and the 7970 will not support those as its an earlier version GCN card. This is why you get the yes and no, yes it will have a DX12 driver, no it wont support the new features in DX12. Its that simple.

[Guest]

​DirectX 12-Ready AMD Components

Once you’ve installed Windows® 10 Technical Preview Build 10041 (or later) and obtained the latest driver from Windows Update, these AMD components are DirectX® 12-ready:

• AMD Radeon™ R9 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R7 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R5 240 graphics
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics for OEM systems (HD 8570 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series graphics for notebooks
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series graphics (HD 7730 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series graphics for notebooks (HD 7730M and up)
• AMD A4/A6/A8/A10-7000 Series APUs (codenamed “Kaveri”)
• AMD A6/A8/A10 PRO-7000 Series APUs (codenamed “Kaveri”)
• AMD E1/A4/A10 Micro-6000 Series APUs (codenamed “Mullins”)
• AMD E1/E2/A4/A6/A8-6000 Series APUs (codenamed “Beema”)

 

*facepalm*

 

You need to understand the difference between "compatible" and "built for"

[Kobathor]

*facepalm*

 

You need to understand the difference between "compatible" and "built for"

Well, no cards are built for it. Silly.

 

EDIT- Yet.

[Guest]

Well, no cards are built for it. Silly.

 

EDIT- Yet.

R9 Fury line was.

[don_svetlio]

R9 Fury line was.

and Hawaii - hence why it gets a 30% boost in DX12.

[Guest]

and Hawaii - hence why it gets a 30% boost in DX12.

Yeah.

[don_svetlio]

Yeah.

Though Tahiti are still good - 280X puts up a decent fight but the 380 gets a bigger boost from DX12. Really eager to see Tonga XT (380X)

[Guest]

Though Tahiti are still good - 280X puts up a decent fight but the 380 gets a bigger boost from DX12. Really eager to see Tonga XT (380X)

Yeah.

 

I'm really excited to see the "3## X" Line of AMD cards.

[don_svetlio]

Yeah.

 

I'm really excited to see the "3## X" Line of AMD cards.

370X should be a 270X rebrand really. 380X is a brand new chip though.

[7850OC]

so i was thinking of buying an HD 7970 , (which is a pretty badass card) for 1080p 

and there was this friend of mine who was like ;

 

hey , u shouldnt do that wat if it doesnt support DX12 ,

and all the upcoming games gonna be on DX12 

and u wont be able to get those awesome new features that come in DX12 

 

so i wanted to know if my card's gonna support DX12 or NOT!

 (i know you're; like why the F*** didnt u google) see i can just google and find the answer

but here in forums i can get additional info that is kinda hard to find on the web

 

on the web they're like : yes / no 

here : yeah , and u get this , blah blah feature too , but there is blah blah issue u gotta deal with!

                                                                        /

                     NO , but there's this blah blah new kinda software that blah blah's the blahh! so u  can get the blah blah working

GIMMI AS MUCH INFO AS U GUYS CAN 

 

THNKX in advance ....................even if u just read the post and said what's this bullshit

P.S; that excuse was pathetic

 

 

WHAT!!! YES,NOs AHHH confused , error 404 error not  found! 

 

 well, my 7850 can use DX12 "perfectly" (i test it) 

 

so... yeah :lol: the 7970 can use DX12

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I think the question you should be asking is whether or not you can play dx12 games with the 7970 and that's a yes.

[Mike-Litorus]

thnks for all the support guys! 

i will buy it! and soon as the DX12 games come up i am gonna sell it and get a fully DX12 compatible card!

ALL HAIL team RED! 
*nah just kidding both sides are quiet awesome*

[don_svetlio]

thnks for all the support guys! 

i will buy it! and soon as the DX12 games come up i am gonna sell it and get a fully DX12 compatible card!

ALL HAIL team RED! 

*nah just kidding both sides are quiet awesome*

My advice - buy it, use it, when you are no longer satisfied with the fps/settings, buy a new card. optimal way to do things really. No sense in selling a 7970 next year when it can currently run any game on high 60 fps 1080p