Table of DirectX versions DirectX version Version number Release date Notes 1.0 4.02. 0095 September 30, 1995 2.0 Was shipped only with a few 3rd party applications 2.0 a 4.03. 00.1096 June 5, 1996 Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows NT 4.0 3.0 4.04. 00.0068 September 15, 1996 4.04. 00.0069 Later package of DirectX 3.0 included Direct3D 4.04. 00.0069 3.0 a 4.04. 00.0070 December 1996 Windows NT 4.0 SP3 (and above) Last supported version of DirectX for Windows NT 4.0 3.0 b 4.04. 00.0070 December 1996 This was a very minor update to 3.0 a that fixed a cosmetic problem with the Japanese version of Windows 95 4.0 Never launched DirectX 4 was never released. Raymond Chen of Microsoft explained in his book, The Old New Thing, that after DirectX 3 was released, Microsoft began developing versions 4 and 5 at the same time. Version 4 was to be a shorter - term release with small features, whereas version 5 would be a more substantial release. The lack of interest from game developers in the features stated for DirectX 4 resulted in it being shelved, and the corpus of documents that already distinguished the two new versions resulted in Microsoft choosing to not re-use version 4 to describe features intended for version 5. 5.0 4.05. 00.0155 (RC55) August 4, 1997 Available as a beta for Windows 2000 that would install on Windows NT 4.0 5.2 4.05. 01.1600 (RC00) May 5, 1998 DirectX 5.2 release for Windows 95 4.05. 01.1998 (RC0) June 25, 1998 Windows 98 exclusive 6.0 4.06. 00.0318 (RC3) August 7, 1998 Windows CE as implemented on Dreamcast 6.1 4.06. 02.0436 (RC0) February 3, 1999 6.1 a 4.06. 03.0518 (RC0) May 5, 1999 Windows 98 Second Edition exclusive 7.0 4.07. 00.0700 (RC1) September 22, 1999 4.07. 00.0700 February 17, 2000 Windows 2000 7.0 a 4.07. 00.0716 (RC0) March 8, 2000 4.07. 00.0716 (RC1) 2000 7.1 4.07. 01.3000 (RC1) September 14, 2000 Windows ME exclusive. Last version to have built - in RGB software rendering support 8.0 4.08. 00.0400 (RC10) November 12, 2000 8.0 a 4.08. 00.0400 (RC14) February 5, 2001 Last supported version for Windows 95 and last version to have software rendering support in dxdiag. exe 8.1 4.08. 01.0810 October 25, 2001 Windows XP, Windows XP SP1, Windows Server 2003 and Xbox exclusive 4.08. 01.0881 (RC7) November 8, 2001 This version is for the down level operating systems (Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows 2000) 8.1 a 4.08. 01.0901 (RC?) 2002 This release includes an update to Direct3D (D3d8. dll) 8.1 b 4.08. 01.0901 (RC7) June 25, 2002 This update includes a fix to DirectShow on Windows 2000 (Quartz. dll) 8.2 4.08. 02.0134 (RC0) 2002 Same as the DirectX 8.1 b but includes DirectPlay 8.2 9.0 4.09. 00.0900 (RC4) December 19, 2002 Periodic updates were released for DirectX 9, starting from 4.09. 00.0904 (RC0 for DX 9.0 c) in October 2004, released bimonthly until August 2007, and quarterly thereafter. The last periodic update was released in June 2010 The February 9, 2005 release is the first 64 - bit capable build. The last build for Windows 98SE / Me is the redistributable from December 13, 2006. The last build for Windows 2000 is the redistributable from February 5, 2010. April 2006 is the first official support to Windows Vista and August 2009 is the first official support to Windows 7 and DX11 update 9.0 a 4.09. 00.0901 (RC6) March 26, 2003 9.0 b 4.09. 00.0902 (RC2) August 13, 2003 9.0 c July 22, 2004 First 9.0 c version and last supported version for Windows 98 4.09. 00.0903 Windows XP SP2 exclusive 4.09. 00.0904 (RC0) August 4, 2004 December 8, 2006 Last supported version for Windows 98 Second Edition 4.09. 00.0904 August 6, 2004 / April 21, 2008 * Xbox 360, Windows XP SP2, SP3 *, Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows Server 2003 R2 October 27, 2008 Last supported version for Windows ME 10 6.00. 6000.16386 November 30, 2006 Windows Vista exclusive 10.1 6.00. 6001.18000 February 4, 2008 Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 Includes Direct3D 10.1 6.00. 6002.18005 April 28, 2009 Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 Includes Direct3D 10.1 11 6.01. 7600.16385 October 22, 2009 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 6.00. 6002.18107 October 27, 2009 Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, through the Platform Update for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 6.01. 7601.17514 February 16, 2011 Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 11.1 6.02. 9200.16384 August 1, 2012 Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012 11.2 6.03. 9600.16384 October 18, 2013 Windows 8.1, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012 R2, Xbox One 12.0 10.00. 10240.16384 July 29, 2015 Windows 10, Xbox One 12.0 10.00. 15063.0000 March 20, 2017 Windows 10, Depth Bounds Testing and Programmable MSAA added 12.0 10.00. 17763.0001 October 2, 2018 Windows 10, DirectX Raytracing support added
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