Fable Legends is 'up to 40%' faster under DX12 compared to DX11

Lionhead Studios squeeze 'up to 40%' more performance out of DX12 in Fable Legends.

@anthony256

Published Feb 1, 2016 2:27 AM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 1:01 PM CST

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We all know Fable Legends is one beautiful game, with baked-in support for the Windows 10-exclusive DirectX 12 - but what about the performance side of things?

Fable Legends is 'up to 40%' faster under DX12 compared to DX11 | TweakTown.com

Well, according to a new interview with Lionhead Studios Director, Stuart Whyte with BidnessETC, anything that helps out with increasing the visual side of things in a game, is loved by developers and gamers alike. Lionhead is making great use of DirectX 12, with the development team able to achieve "a significant amount of horsepower - resulting in increased visual fidelity, higher frame rates, and improved shadows and effects".

Whyte added that Lionhead is setting a performance increase of "up to 40%" when using DX12, compared to DX11.

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