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Unlike Windows 10, where D3D12 is a core part of the operating system, Windows 7 requires the D3D12 runtime to be bundled directly with the application. microsoft.direct3d.d3d12on7
, memory residency management, and monitored fences require manual adjustments to work correctly on the Windows 7 graphics kernel. Most developers today prefer migrating users to Windows 10/11 or using Vulkan for broader cross-platform support. list of games that currently use this package? Microsoft.Direct3D.D3D12On7 1.1.0 - NuGet 20 Nov 2019 — Associated metadata may include: Unlike Windows 10, where
Microsoft’s Windows team, eager to promote DX12 adoption, built d3d12on7 specifically for Blizzard. It shipped first with the Battle for Azeroth expansion. list of games that currently use this package
Beyond the operating system, there was a hardware divide. DirectX 12 requires a certain level of hardware support (Feature Level 12_0). Many users had older GPUs that were still perfectly capable of running modern games but lacked the specific instruction sets for native D3D12 execution. D3D12On7 allowed these users to participate in the modern gaming ecosystem without immediately upgrading their hardware.
: Certain fence usage patterns, such as "fence rewinding" or out-of-order waits, are not supported on Windows 7.
Helps developers maintain a player base on legacy systems without maintaining separate DX11 and DX12 codebases. Complexity: