With DirectStorage 1.1, GPUs can now decompress assets instead of the CPU.
Microsoft released DirectStorage 1.1 this week and its biggest feature is GPU decompression for Windows.
The new feature promises to improve load times on PC.
Here’s how it works.
When you download a game, all the assets have been compressed for ready them for distribution.
When you launch the game, the assets get decompressed for presentation during play.
In effect, this will speed up load times ifdevelopers implement changesvia “metacommands.”
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