Microsoft DirectStorage has left the beta phase and is now officially available on Windows 11 and Windows 10 (Build 1909 and up.) To benchmark this new feature, we turn to the Sampler Feedback Streaming demo from Intel that we tested a while back here. Intel has added support for DirectStorage t...

Back in 2020, Microsoft announced that a crucial part of the Xbox Series X's Velocity Architecture - DirectStorage - would be coming to PC. Since then, Microsoft has been fairly quiet about about this feature, other than their announcement regarding a limited developer preview last summer. During th...

Sampler Feedback Streaming is a DirectX 12 Ultimate feature that was introduced a couple of years ago by Microsoft. Sampler Feedback Streaming allows for continuous and intelligent loading and eviction of small texture tiles, ensuring that only the textures that are required are displayed at their h...