DirectX+HLSL/Graphics/Compute All-in-One

By Kenwright

Unlock the Full Power of Your GPU with DirectX 12

Modern GPUs are capable of over 10 trillion floating-point operations per second. That's more computing power than NASA had during the entire Apollo program-combined. Yet most software barely taps into that potential. That's where DirectX 12 steps in.

This isn't your grandfather's graphics API. DirectX 12 puts you in control of a silicon supercomputer-with no safety net. The conveniences of DX11 are gone. In their place: unprecedented speed and complexity. Memory missteps can crash your entire system. Misplace a barrier and your GPU happily renders corrupted output. But when you get it right, the performance gains are extraordinary.

Why This Book Exists

Most resources fall into two categories: basic tutorials that stop short of real-world utility, or specification-heavy docs that read like hardware contracts. This book cuts through both. You'll get the how and the why-because even drawing a single triangle requires hundreds of lines of code.

You'll begin with the fundamentals, but quickly explore the areas most books avoid:

Structuring your engine for multi-threaded command list recording

Transitioning from rasterization to ray tracing

Managing pipeline state objects like a pro

Navigating GPU memory heaps (there are three, and yes-it matters)

Making the most of compute pipelines

What You'll Build

A full GPU-driven rendering implementation

A compute-powered system for large-scale particle simulation

A material and lighting system using DXIL shader linking

A working real-time ray tracing pipeline

More importantly, you'll learn how to think in DirectX 12 terms. Once you do, even Vulkan will start to make sense.

A Few Warnings

DirectX 12 has no training wheels. Your first programs will crash-spectacularly.

Memory management is your job now. Barriers matter, and mistakes are visible.

Your debugger isn't optional. It's a survival tool.

Whether you're transitioning from DX11/OpenGL or entering graphics programming for the first time, this book is your deep-end dive. Stick with it, and you'll gain skills that usually take years to develop.

Let's get your GPU sweating.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FFMXPSFN
• ISBN13: 9798289659729
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"