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DirectX is a graphics API. It lets developers have an easier time asking your GPU to draw all the things it needs to your screen.
Instead of game developers needing to account for all the different types of gpus across AMD, Nvidia and Intel, they can let DirectX do all that so they can focus on the game
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How do I get DirectX?
You can get it from Microsoft’s website
Microsoft Store - Download Center
Download DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Official Micro...
The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1. Note that this package does not modify the DirectX Runtime installed on your Windows OS in any way.
It’s made by Microsoft
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