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Topic on Talk:Atomic Heart

Supports DirectX 11 too

3 comments • 08:02, 22 February 2023 08:02, 22 February 2023
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Djsmax (talkcontribs)

Source: not me, but MacProTips on YT was able to launch it in Parallels: https://youtu.be/LDKkgfc5LHg


Parallels supports only 11_1 feature level, so the game must be falling back to that.

Edited 06:45, 22 February 2023 06:45, 22 February 2023
Aemony (talkcontribs)

I'm not in-depth knowledgable of Parallels, but if they support the Direct3D 12 API then the game would still use it, albeit as you say at a lower hardware feature level. Ergo, still technically "DirectX 12" (since D3D12 is not a part of DirectX 11).

Our d3d version rows track Direct3D API usage — not DirectX usage. Hardware feature levels like 11_1 is how the newer Direct3D APIs retain backwards compatibility with older hardware.

I assume that's probably what happens here -- the game uses DirectX 12 while having backwards compatibilitity with DirectX 11-level hardware (most DX12 games tend to have this).

06:53, 22 February 2023 06:53, 22 February 2023
Djsmax (talkcontribs)

Ah, I see. Looking at dxdiag right now - that's indeed how it is.

Sorry, I'm new to graphics programming. Thanks for the explanation :)

08:02, 22 February 2023 08:02, 22 February 2023