Mantle and direct x

[Edsson]

Noob question. Can I have them both or they conflict with each other?

 

[Edsson]

Forgot my specs my Pc is fully amd
My specs :
Cpu :AMD fx8350 4.0Ghz
Mobo :Sabertooth 990fx r2
Gpu :AMD R9 270X dual-x oc edition
Psu :Thermaltake smart 650w sp 650p
HDD:Toshiba 1TB HDKP 7200 Rev/min
Ram: 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz crucial

 

[ImPrettyIrish]

Forgot my specs my Pc is fully amd
My specs :
Cpu :AMD fx8350 4.0Ghz
Mobo :Sabertooth 990fx r2
Gpu :AMD R9 270X dual-x oc edition
Psu :Thermaltake smart 650w sp 650p
HDD:Toshiba 1TB HDKP 7200 Rev/min
Ram: 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz crucial

Mantle only works with a few games as of now. Mantle REPLACES Direct X so you can't use them at the same time but it won't conflict with other games.

 

[Edsson]

I was confused about that so it's better to go with direct x for now right?

 

[Romeru]

I was confused about that so it's better to go with direct x for now right?

You don't seem to know what they even are. Here's a wiki if you want to read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface

Using the mantle api you should see performance improvements in the games that support it. A few games that supports it is Thief and Battlefield 4. You can enable it in the options menu.

 

[Pinhedd]

Noob question. Can I have them both or they conflict with each other?

Direct3D is a component of the DirectX API suite which is designed to provide standardized access to the system's graphics hardware in a high-level fashion. Direct3D is architecture agnostic, it is the responsibility of the hardware manufacturer to create hardware and drivers that are compatible with the latest Direct3D API revision.

Mantle is a competitor to DirectX that is fine tuned for AMD's GCN architecture. Mantle is conceptually similar to Direct3D in many aspects, but provides a lower-level degree of control which in theory allows it to reduce software overhead and improve rendering efficiency.

Direct3D is installed alongside Windows, and the driver components are installed with the manufacturer's driver bundle.

Mantle is installed with AMD's driver bundle.

Both can be installed at the same time without issue, it is up to the game designer to decide which one to use.