DirectX 12AMD Partners with Firaxis on Civilization VI Development

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https://www.techpowerup.com/224112/amd-partners-with-firaxis-on-civilization-vi-development

AMD today announced that it is partnering with Firaxis and 2K Games on the development of "Civilization VI," the next addition to the smash-hit turn-based strategy franchise. AMD announced that it is helping the developer take advantage of DirectX 12, including API-standardized Asynchronous Compute, and Explicit multi-adapter (MDA). This will let the game use setups that are a mixture of discrete and integrated GPUs, and mixed multi-GPU. The game is also said to feature a benchmark tool.

 

[Yakk]

If Civ. VI can come even close to the awesome lategame performance of Civ. BE under Mantle, which it should with AMD helping the developers with DX12, it will make a lot of people VERY happy.

 

[Headfoot]

Mixed multi gpu, nice. Should be very interesting

 

[Silverforce11]

I now have around 265 hours in TW: Warhammer. I've been using DX12 in it for the past few days, it's something not talked about but I have noticed turn times to be faster than in DX11 mode. I suspect it's freeing up more CPU resources due to less overhead, so the CPU can process the turn faster.

For CIV 6, would love to see multi-thread AI so it isn't so stupid without mods and turn timers are blazing fast. That's really all I need, cos graphically, it isn't going to push your GPU with low poly aesthetics they are aiming for.

 

[Headfoot]

For anyone looking to scratch the Civ itch in the meantime, Endless Legend was really good. Great looking for a 4x game too. Interesting twist on the genre, I've enjoyed it a lot

 

[redvapor]

I am really looking forward getting CIV with DX12. Thanks that AMD heavily pushes the transition to DX12 (Hitman, AOTS, TW:Warhammer and now CIV)

 

[Midwayman]

Yah, I really like to see games start making use of 6 or more core cpus for things like AI.

 

[railven]

GF is a huge NV fangirl, but she also loves Civ and has a A-sync monitor.

Maybe I'll pick her up a Rx 480 on the cheap.

 

[guachi]

Sadly, I read GF as global foundries at first and your post made no sense.

I'm excited about this because I just purchased TW:warhammer, will probably purchase Doom simply because I know I can play it (not much of an FPS fan. Last one I played was Doom 2 - badly - but I did enjoy it.), and I'm ready to scratch the Civ itch after skipping 5.

Basically.... all are made for Radeon cards.

[Edit] I'm irked that my ability to play it not play a game is dependent on a card company working with the game manufacturer or outright paying them (*cough* game works*cough*).

But if it's going to happen, it might well be one company "helping" on all games I like.