Question Is Directstorage is compatible with hdd on windows 10?

[George8829]

I've Windows 10 22H2. My main system is wd blue 1tb SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB. Can I somehow get the benefit of this feature?.

 

[George8829]

I've a rx 6600 by the way.

 

[USAFRet]

DirectStorage + HDD?
Technically yes, but no.

From MS:

"Storage Device: DirectStorage enabled games will work on all devices (. You’ll need an NVMe SSD, where the bandwidth capabilities are much higher and the storage media itself is faster, to see the significant improvements of DirectStorage. We highly recommend ensuring your game files are saved to an NVMe to get the best gaming experience."

DirectStorage 1.1 Coming Soon - DirectX Developer Blog

When we shared our first public release of DirectStorage on Windows to reduce CPU overhead and increase IO throughput, we also shared that GPU decompression was next on our roadmap. We are now in the final stretch of development and plan to release DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Decompression to...

devblogs.microsoft.com

 

[George8829]

DirectStorage + HDD?
Technically yes, but no.

From MS:

"Storage Device: DirectStorage enabled games will work on all devices (. You’ll need an NVMe SSD, where the bandwidth capabilities are much higher and the storage media itself is faster, to see the significant improvements of DirectStorage. We highly recommend ensuring your game files are saved to an NVMe to get the best gaming experience."

DirectStorage 1.1 Coming Soon - DirectX Developer Blog

When we shared our first public release of DirectStorage on Windows to reduce CPU overhead and increase IO throughput, we also shared that GPU decompression was next on our roadmap. We are now in the final stretch of development and plan to release DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Decompression to...

devblogs.microsoft.com

If I replaced it with a sata ssd, would DirectStorage work in that case?

 

[USAFRet]

If I replaced it with a sata ssd, would DirectStorage work in that case?

Still no.
It wants an NVMe drive.

 

[George8829]

Still no.
It wants an NVMe drive.

Thank you so much for answering my questions.

 

[kizo]

Thank you so much for answering my questions.

I noticed Direct Storage talk becoming quite loud with the coming of PC version of Ratchet and Clank:Rift Appart.
To have flawless experience,not just any NVME will do.
Probably shouldn't go below 3.5GB/s read, though just to be on the safe side,5GB or more.
Going through portals can be brutal if absolute smoothness without single stutter is required.

Samsung 980 Pro is perfect for the job at decent enough price.

 

[Eximo]

By the time it is mainstream that will probably be about the minimum speed you can find an NVMe drive with.