- Name
- DirectX
- Aliases
DirectX
Microsoft's proprietary 3D graphics API used in computer and console games.
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Summary
A group of API's that are used to take care of tasks mostly related to multimedia and game programing on Windows or other Microft products. The X in DirectX is relative to all the different API's that go with it like Direct3D or DirectDraw. The names for Microsoft's consoles the Xbox (Platform) and Xbox360 actually came from the fact that the platforms themselves use DirectX to run the games.
DirectX API's
- ===Direct3D===
- ===DirectDraw===
- ===DirectMusic===
- ===DirectPlay===
- ===DirectSound===
DirectX Versions
| Version | Release Date (Approximate) |
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| DirectX 1.0 |
September 30, 1995 |
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DirectX 2.0|| 1996 | |
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DirectX 2.0a|| June 5, 1996 | |
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DirectX 3.0|| September 15, 1996 | |
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DirectX 3.0a|| December 1996 | |
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DirectX 3.0b|| December 1996 | |
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DirectX 5.0|| July 16, 1997 | |
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DirectX 5.2|| May 5, 1998 | |
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DirectX 6.0|| August 7, 1998 | |
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DirectX 6.1|| February 3, 1999 | |
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DirectX 6.1a|| May 5, 1999 | |
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DirectX 7.0|| September 22, 1999 | |
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DirectX 7.0a|| March 8, 2000 | |
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DirectX 7.1|| September 14, 2000 | |
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DirectX 8.0|| November 12, 2000 | |
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DirectX 8.0a|| February 5, 2001 | |
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DirectX 8.1|| October 25, 2001 | |
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DirectX 8.1a|| 2002 | |
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DirectX 8.1b|| June 25, 2002 | |
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DirectX 8.2|| 2002 | |
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DirectX 9.0|| December 19, 2002 | |
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DirectX 9.0a|| March 26, 2003 | |
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DirectX 9.0b|| August 13, 2003 | |
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DirectX 9.0c|| August 4, 2004 | |
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DirectX 10|| November 30, 2006 | |
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DirectX 11|| October 27, 2009 |
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