DirectX 12 for Windows 7... Are you serious?!

[DKT27]

@steven36: Last time I checked, AMD had released new Windows drivers for legacy graphics cards just a month ago, seems that they have pulled those back from what I can see.

[steven36]

@steven36: Last time I checked, AMD had released new Windows drivers for legacy graphics cards just a month ago, seems that they have pulled those back from what I can see.

That's about right , before the release of windows 10 it was easy to find drivers AMD that worked on the old insider version of windows 10 but since the release its all went down hill to get a set now you ether have go to a 3rd party site or have them stored yourself . i keep amd-catalyst-15.6-beta-software-suite-win8.1-64bit-june22 stored on one of my external hard drives these are the last make of the ones working for legacy graphics cards. Now there's a new beta out these want install for me just like the stable want.

[WALLONN7]

I have a

"XFX - Core Edition Radeon R5 230 2GB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card"

and still no dx12 just dx11.2 :chug: :wtf: :guns: :tank: 8)

on Windows 10 Pro x64 !! :coolwink: B)

@steven36 what do I do to get Directx 12! :think: :please:

AMD's Windows 10 FAQ:

Which AMD graphics products can fully support Windows® 10?

The following AMD GPU/APU products fully support DirectX® 12 and will provide the complete Windows® 10 experience:

• AMD Radeon™ R9 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R7 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R5 240 graphics
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics for OEM systems (HD 8570 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series graphics for notebooks
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series graphics (HD 7730 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series graphics for notebooks (HD 7730M and up)
• AMD A4/A6/A8/A10-7000 Series APUs
• AMD A6/A8/A10 PRO-7000 Series APUs
• AMD E1/A4/A10 Micro-6000 Series APUs
• AMD E1/E2/A4/A6/A8-6000 Series APUs​

The following products have driver support for Windows 10® and DirectX® 11:

• AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series/AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 6000 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon™ HD 5000 Series/AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 5000 Series Graphics​

[steven36]

Only thing someone can do is ether buy a computer or put a hardware upgrade were supports DX12 . if you're not a big gamer this would not be worth it . The Cons vs the pros of windows 10 vs Windows 8 .1 . Considering if you cant use DX 12 . Only benefit from installing windows 10 I see you get a few years more updates and a start menu that you can install on windows 8.1 yourself .

1. you may not be able to update drivers if on legacy graphics cards ever again as long as you stay on windows 10 and use just DX 11 ..

2. Windows 10 for now is not as stable as 8.1 (but this will change over time)

3. Most of us spend more time tweaking windows 10, removing and blocking stuff than enjoying it.

4. All the privacy scare and people trolling Windows 10 has took the fun out of computing . I had a much better experience when i used 8.1 . B)

[Dce3480]

I have a

"XFX - Core Edition Radeon R5 230 2GB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card"

and still no dx12 just dx11.2 :chug: :wtf: :guns: :tank: 8)

on Windows 10 Pro x64 !! :coolwink: B)

@steven36 what do I do to get Directx 12! :think: :please:

AMD's Windows 10 FAQ:

Which AMD graphics products can fully support Windows® 10?

The following AMD GPU/APU products fully support DirectX® 12 and will provide the complete Windows® 10 experience:

• AMD Radeon™ R9 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R7 Series graphics
• AMD Radeon™ R5 240 graphics
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics for OEM systems (HD 8570 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series graphics for notebooks
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series graphics (HD 7730 and up)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series graphics for notebooks (HD 7730M and up)
• AMD A4/A6/A8/A10-7000 Series APUs
• AMD A6/A8/A10 PRO-7000 Series APUs
• AMD E1/A4/A10 Micro-6000 Series APUs
• AMD E1/E2/A4/A6/A8-6000 Series APUs​

The following products have driver support for Windows 10® and DirectX® 11:

• AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series/AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 6000 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon™ HD 5000 Series/AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 5000 Series Graphics​

• AMD Radeon™ R5 240 graphics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :sadwalk: ............... :( only if I have bought that!

[Kokain]

Not sure what's going on with all the questioning and awesings. This is not only possible but it was a question of when. Ya'll acting as if Windows XP didn't had the same done with DirectX 11. The only thing is it will take more time and more updates to make it functional.

[jalaffa]

Topic moved to here from software news.

[DKT27]

@steven36: Last time I checked, AMD had released new Windows drivers for legacy graphics cards just a month ago, seems that they have pulled those back from what I can see.

That's about right , before the release of windows 10 it was easy to find drivers AMD that worked on the old insider version of windows 10 but since the release its all went down hill to get a set now you ether have go to a 3rd party site or have them stored yourself . i keep amd-catalyst-15.6-beta-software-suite-win8.1-64bit-june22 stored on one of my external hard drives these are the last make of the ones working for legacy graphics cards. Now there's a new beta out these want install for me just like the stable want.

Sorry for late reply.

I believe I had seen the final version of it, not the beta. That, too, not so long ago and also confirmed from the official AMD site, however, cannot find it there now.