Are you DirectStorage ready?

[hyperseven]

The latest iteration of the Gamebar in windows now displays this info, wowzers

Microsoft's released a quick check to see whether your PC is ready for DirectStorage and next-gen gaming

Microsoft's DirectStorage could be a literal game-changer when it launches, offering one second load times and expansive, seamless open worlds.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[hyperseven]

I am on windows 10 and have latest version of game bar installed, i don't see that option, is this windows 11 thing ? thx

Think it'll be 11 only. Updated the post and linked to the article but already had this version on my laptop build.

 

[hyperseven]

There must be a switch to add to the exe shortcut to trigger a run without using GPU decompression or any DS, just transfers the same data the old way. Someone will know

Usage​

BulkLoadDemo [-dir <directory>] [-model <filename>] [-gpu-decompression {0|1}] [-debug {0|1}]


The demo can operate in one of three modes:

1. Default: by default, any .marc files in the same directory as the executable are loaded. Multiple instances of these are loaded in order to ensure that there's enough work to do.
2. Single Model: The -model command-line argument can be used to specify a single .marc file to load. This mode is mostly useful for debugging a single model.
3. Directory: The -dir command-line argument can specify a directory. All .marc files within this directory are candidates for loading.

GPU decompression is enabled by default, but it can be explicitly enabled/disabled using the -gpu-decompression argument.

The D3D12 debug layer can be explicitly enabled or disabled using the -debug argument.

Close the window, or press Escape, to exit the demo.

BulkLoadDemo.exe -gpu-decompression 0 (off)
BulkLoadDemo.exe -gpu-decompression 1 or BulkLoadDemo.exe (on)