DirectX 12 Support Added To Tom Clancy's The Division

 

They have kind of snuck it in without any fanfare, but Ubisoft has updated Tom Clancy’s The Division with DirectX 12 support. Microsoft’s fledgling graphics API can now be enabled if you play the public test version of The Division.

In terms of performance the difference is extremely marginal, often in the realm of 1 or 2 frames per second gained so nothing major. Those likely to see the biggest benefit are those with lower-end CPUs. The CPU will be able to give instructions to the GPU faster and more efficiently, offloading some of the heavy work.

Every little helps though so everyone should be able to enable DX12 once it rolls over to the live version, presumably alongside the Survive DLC.

It makes Tom Clancy’s The Division the 16th game to support DirectX 12, with Watch Dogs 2 and Star Citizen to come. A slow but steady start and Microsoft’s graphics API is slowly gathering momentum. Whether gamers will notice a difference another matter entirely.

Release Games With DirectX 12 Support

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
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Star Wars Battlefront
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Hitman
Ashes of the Singularity
Quantum Break
Total War: Warhammer
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex
Halo 5: Forge
Forza Horizon 3
Gears of War 4
Battlefield 1
Civilization VI
The Division