Download mirror: DirectX Version Checker.

Type: dxdiag, and press enter, look for Direct X version line in dialog that opensĪ freeware utility to check the DirectX version:.Click 'Win + R' to open the Run dialog box.

Perhaps compounding the aggravation here is the fact that CD Projekt Red has had to implement Vulkan support for Cyberpunk 2077 on Google Stadia.Īs a final note, remember that those with older hardware may run into issues with DX12 compatibility too, or indeed sluggish performance, although you’ll have to own a pretty old graphics card to suffer on that front. Indeed, Linux gamers aren’t too chuffed about the lack of Vulkan support either, as this means that they’ll have to rely on Vkd3d (Wine’s Direct3D 12 to Vulkan solution, and that will have to be implemented before the game’s launch, which seems rather doubtful at this point). Still, Windows 8 users who have stuck with the operating system for whatever reason, and like to do a bit of gaming and were hoping to play Cyberpunk 2077, will doubtless feel aggrieved. That said, despite some well-documented DX12 hiccups with certain games in the past, there’s no reason why DX12 can’t be implemented slickly – that’s really down to the developer, and if CD Projekt has been working from the ground up with DX12 in Cyberpunk 2077, and fully focused on that API, then theoretically there should be nothing at all to worry about. There have been some broader concerns aired online, too, in terms of the accusation of DX12 games proving buggy upon launch in some cases, and Cyberpunk 2077 having no fallback option of running DX11 rather than DX12 – or indeed no low-level API alternative in terms of support for Vulkan. Windows 8 still has a couple of years of support road to run, but because it hasn’t been given the same attention in terms of DX12 that Windows 7 benefited from, you simply won’t be able to run Cyberpunk 2077 on this platform. Unfortunately, Windows 8 didn’t receive its variant of DX12 libraries.” Gollent stated: “We do, and will continue to, test Cyberpunk 2077 on Windows 7 in an attempt to iron out any edge-cases that might arise.

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