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March 15, 2022 05:25 pm
Original Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/03/15/1640211/microsoft-introduces-its-directstorage-api-which-promises-to-reinvent-game-storage?utm_source=rss1.0
Microsoft Introduces Its DirectStorage API Which Promises To Reinvent Game Storage
Microsoft has finally released its DirectStorage API to game developers. This means one of the most promising features of the Xbox Series X is coming to the PC. From a report: DirectStorage promises to bring faster loading times thanks to optimized NVMe SSD accesses. Previously, a game could only perform one in/out access at a time. This didn't present any issues in the days of hard drives, but now that most gaming PC's have SSDs that can transfer gigabytes per second with hundreds of thousands of in out operations per second (IOPS) it's clear that a better method was needed. Enter DirectStorage. DirectStorage lets an NVMe SSD to reach its full performance potential by allowing multiple I/O operations concurrently. It allows assets to be transferred directly to the GPU, leading to better efficiency.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/03/15/1640211/microsoft-introduces-its-directstorage-api-which-promises-to-reinvent-game-storage?utm_source=rss1.0
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