The size of the games and the content of the games are increasing. This increase leads to an increase in loading times. Both hardware and software manufacturers are looking for ways to increase charging speed. One of the companies working for this purpose is: Microsoft.

Microsoft first used it on Xboxes Instant Storage feature helped games load faster. This feature also came to computers in March 2022. Now, the tech giant, which will be revamping the feature with an entirely new approach, will also significantly reduce loading times in games.

The GPU will work instead of the CPU.

Instant Storage 1.1 with the system called Microsoft now it will go the way of decoding the compressed data that the processors need to decode to the graphics processors. In a sense, this approach, which is the work of the same logic as loading cryptocurrency miners onto graphics processors, aims to harness the ability of graphics processors to quickly run repetitive tasks in parallel.

Microsoft has previously stated: Windows 11 with operating system, with NVMe SSD stated that loading times on computers were reduced by up to 40%. The new DirectStorage decompresses compressed files via the GPU. The part that requires almost brute power is done by the graphics processor. This will reduce loading times by a third.

The CPU workload in the demo that Microsoft presented is in the scenarios where DS is running. no more than 15% When DS is off, it goes up to 100%. In addition, the processor is free to do other game-related calculations.

Of course, this demo was a special choice to highlight the features of DirectStorage. Statements from Microsoft this is clearly indicated. There are currently not many systems or games that can use the DS feature, but everything continues. It is noteworthy that this feature will be a must in the future.