will dx12 make a difference?
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While the average frame rates for DX12 were slightly higher than DX11 (2%), DX12 was much faster when it matters most. When the game is rendering the most demanding frames (slowest . 1% of frames), DX12 shows an ~10% average improvement in frame rate.
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The AMD RX 590, 580 and 480 gpu's should be quite capable of VR, in fact i'd wager you'd see smoother frames on those units then a GTX 1060 6gb card although it might be a close call.
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You can download the latest chipset drivers from AMD's website (https://www.amd.com/en/support). You do need them installed for things to run smoothly and they do give a bit of extra performance over defaults used by the OS, but you'll only notice the difference by running some benchmarks.
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['Processor. 1 gigahertz (GHz)* or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2.', 'RAM. 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)', 'Hard disk space. 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)', 'Graphics card. Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.']
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DirectX 12 is included with Windows 10 and is only supported in that version of Windows. Updates to DirectX 12 related files are only available through Windows Update.
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A rx560 can absolutely drive a 4k desktop. However it will absolutely suck at 4k gaming unless by gaming you mean facebook games.
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The RX 590 isn't meant for 4k, at least not in the demanding games from our test suite. It would do great in Overwatch or CS:GO, though. Going from 1440p to 4k typically cuts performance in half, assuming you don't run out of VRAM (eg, all the 4GB and lower GPUs), and the RX 590 follows that trend.
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Games are usually GPU intensive. If it's CPU intensive, your processor cores will be ~100% usage while your GPU will be less than 100% usage.
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The difference of 120 is barely noticeable. Any framerate between can cause odd skips. The human eye is approximately 80 FPS so 60 or 120 is the best.
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As expected, the Nvidia GeForce MX250 benchmarks put the graphics processor on the lower end of the spectrum and the difference between the 25-Watt and 10-Watt versions isn't huge. The results indicate the MX250 is good for light games and select heavier games on lower graphics detail settings.
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DirectX 12 works on Windows 7, but that wasn't always the case. Microsoft originally only supported the newest graphics API on Windows 10 and Windows 8. But the company expanded that to Windows 7 earlier this year. This enables developers to take advantage of the technology on the older OS.
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Unlike other drivers, video drivers are updated often and usually with big performance increases, especially in new games. Heck, a recent Nvidia update increased Skyrim performance by 45%, and the driver after that increased its performance by another 20%. If you're a Skyrim player, that's a huge boost.
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['Processor. 1 gigahertz (GHz)* or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)', 'RAM. 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)', 'Hard disk space. 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)', 'Graphics card. Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.']
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Using two (or more) video cards in tandem—known as "SLI" for NVIDIA cards and "Crossfire" for AMD cards—can get you better performance, sometimes even for less money than you'd spend on a comparable single card solution. However, whether it's worth it is another story. Here's what you need to know.
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Dear Dual, Using two (or more) video cards in tandem—known as "SLI" for NVIDIA cards and "Crossfire" for AMD cards—can get you better performance, sometimes even for less money than you'd spend on a comparable single card solution. However, whether it's worth it is another story. Here's what you need to know.
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The main difference is in the clock speed, where the laptop GTX 1080 comes in just under the desktop version. While performance isn't completely on par with desktop versions, you shouldn't see anything more than about a 5-10% difference.
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Daestra: Same addons can affect your FPS if they are out of date or corrupted . ... All addons use memory, but as Looksmaxxed states above, it would only affect your FPS if your rig does not have much memory or the memory itself is slow, which unless you are running WoW on a potato is unlikely.