DirectX is a collection of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for enhancing multimedia. DirectX 12 Ultimate will unify common library on both Windows 10 computers and on the Xbox Series X and other fourth-generation Xbox consoles. Microsoft revealed DirectX 12 Ultimate in March 2020. Also called DXR, this is a feature that allows for real-time hardware ray tracing In 2019 Microsoft announced the arrival of DirectX 12 to Windows 7 but only as plug-in for certain game titles. These have been added in the 2019 update for Windows 10. Performs artificial intelligence or AI processing, as well as other features. Games that use DirectX can use multimedia accelerator features built-in to your hardware more efficiently which improves your overall multimedia experience It allows you to install other DirectX components. DirectX is a set of components in Windows that allows software, primarily and especially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware.