NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares are trading higher on Thursday. The company teamed up with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to introduce neural shading support in the Microsoft DirectX preview for April.
Notably, Neural shading is a groundbreaking advancement in graphics programming, merging AI with traditional rendering techniques.
This innovation significantly improves frame rates, enhances image quality, and reduces system resource consumption.
This collaboration provides developers access to NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs’ AI Tensor Cores, enabling the acceleration of neural networks directly within a game’s graphics pipeline.
Shawn Hargreaves, Direct3D development manager at Microsoft said, “This will advance the future of graphics programming by enabling neural rendering across the gaming industry. Unlocking Tensor Cores on NVIDIA RTX will allow developers to fully leverage RTX Neural Shaders for richer, more immersive experiences on Windows.”
Apart from this, the company disclosed significant upgradation to NVIDIA RTX Kit, which is a collection of neural rendering tools for game developers.
The upgrade, which is disclosed ahead of the Game Developers Conference, includes support for Unreal Engine 5, including enhancements for RTX Mega Geometry and RTX Hair features.
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Price Action: NVDA shares are up 0.55% at $116.38 at the last check Thursday.
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