Samples Library

HelloVulkan Introductory Vulkan® Sample

HelloVulkan is a small, introductory Vulkan® “Hello Triangle” sample which shows how to set up a window, set up a Vulkan context, and render a triangle.

HelloD3D12 DirectX® 12 Sample

HelloD3D12 is a small, introductory Direct3D 12 sample, which shows how to set up a window and render a textured quad complete with proper uploading handling, multiple frames queued and constant buffers.

the_page_ID	Sample Name	Description	page_post_date	page_taxonomy_category
~ID-026898	FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2) technology is our brand-new open source temporal upscaling solution. FSR 2 uses cutting-edge temporal algorithms to reconstruct fine geometric and texture detail, producing anti-aliased output from aliased input. This sample demonstrates FSR 2 in action.	18th June 2022	All samples,Samples
~ID-021027	Hybrid Stochastic Reflections Sample	This sample shows how to combine FidelityFX Stochastic Screen Space Reflections with ray tracing in order to create high quality reflections.	26th November 2021	All samples,Featured Samples,Samples
~ID-026890	FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 (FSR 1.0) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is our open-source, high-quality, high-performance upscaling solution. This sample demonstrates FSR 1.0 in action with several configuration options.	16th June 2021	All samples,Samples
~ID-016637	Hybrid Shadows Sample	This sample demonstrates how to combine ray traced shadows and rasterized shadow maps together to achieve higher quality and performance.	17th April 2021	All samples,Featured Samples,Samples
~ID-013926	glTFSample Cauldron Sample Project	This sample demonstrates how to use most of Cauldron’s features. It is also a useful reference for getting started with developing your own samples and prototypes.	28th August 2020	All samples,Featured Samples,Samples
~ID-027082	FidelityFX Luminance Preserving Mapper (LPM/HDR Mapper) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX LPM provides an open source library to easily integrate HDR and wide gamut tone and gamut mapping into your game. This sample demonstrates LPM in use.	17th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027075	FidelityFX Parallel Sort Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX Parallel Sort makes sorting data on the GPU quicker, and easier. Use our SM6.0 compute shaders to get your data in order. This sample demonstrates Parallel Sort in use.	17th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027069	FidelityFX Single Pass Downsampler (SPD) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX Single Pass Downsampler (SPD) provides an RDNA-optimized solution for generating up to 12 MIP levels of a texture. This sample demonstrates SPD in use.	17th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027063	FidelityFX Variable Shading (aka VRS) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX Variable Shading drives Variable Rate Shading into your game. This sample demonstrates Variable Shading in use.	17th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027033	AMD TressFX Sample package link	The TressFX library is AMD’s hair/fur rendering and simulation technology. TressFX is designed to use the GPU to simulate and render high-quality, realistic hair and fur. This sample demonstrates TressFX in use.	15th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027027	FidelityFX Combined Adaptive Compute Ambient Occlusion (CACAO) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX Combined Adaptive Compute Ambient Occlusion (CACAO) is an RDNA-optimized implementation of ambient occlusion. This sample demonstrates CACAO in use.	15th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027015	FidelityFX Stochastic Screen Space Reflections (SSSR) Sample package link	The AMD FidelityFX SSSR effect provides an open source library to easily integrate stochastic screen space reflections into your game. This sample demonstrates SSSR in use.	15th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-027005	FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS) Sample package link	AMD FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS) provides a mixed ability to sharpen and optionally scale an image.	15th May 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-008410	AMD Freesync™ Premium Pro (HDR) Sample	This sample demonstrates how to enable Freesync Premium Pro (HDR) with the DirectX® 12 and Vulkan® APIs.	22nd January 2020	All samples,Samples
~ID-005923	CPU Core Counts	This sample code correctly detects the physical and logical cores of today’s modern processors, along with the processor vendor and family.	26th April 2017	All samples,Samples
~ID-003213	Barycentrics DirectX® Shader Extension Samples	The Barycentrics samples show how to enable intrinsic instructions in your DirectX®11 or DirectX®12 HLSL code.	24th May 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-003042	Vulkan® mbcnt Sample	This sample shows how to use the AMD_shader_ballot extension and mbcnt to perform a fast reduction within a wavefront.	20th May 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-003040	Vulkan® OoORasterization	The Vulkan™ out-of-order rasterization sample shows how to use the out-of-order rasterization extension.	17th May 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-003036	HelloVulkan Introductory Vulkan® Sample	HelloVulkan is a small, introductory Vulkan® “Hello Triangle” sample which shows how to set up a window, set up a Vulkan context, and render a triangle.	13th May 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-002373	CrossfireAPI11	This sample demonstrates how to use the explicit Crossfire™ application programming interface (API).	8th March 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000881	Sparse Textures OpenGL®	This sample presents the GL_AMD_sparse_texture extension introduced by AMD FirePro W and AMD Radeon HD 7000 series.	18th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000869	FirePro Framelock OpenGL® Sample	This sample shows how to enable Framelock in an application using the WGL_NV_swap_group extension.	18th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000716	nBody DirectX® 12 Sample (asynchronous compute version)	This is a slightly modified version of the Microsoft D3D12nBodyGravity sample, This sample demonstrates the use of asynchronous compute shaders (multi-engine) to simulate an n-body gravity system.	15th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000647	HelloD3D12 DirectX® 12 Sample	HelloD3D12 is a small, introductory Direct3D 12 sample, which shows how to set up a window and render a textured quad complete with proper uploading handling, multiple frames queued and constant buffers.	14th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000412	SSAA11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This sample demonstrates some of the ways in which to reduce scene aliasing without using a post process technique.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000409	SilhouetteTessellation11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This SDK sample implements PN Triangles and Phong tessellation. It also shows how to optimize performance by using adaptive tessellation techniques.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000405	SeparableFilter11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This sample presents a technique for achieving highly optimized, user-defined separable filters.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000400	MLAA11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This sample demonstrates a post-process pixel shader technique that applies fullscreen anti-aliasing to an image.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000394	GPUParticles11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This sample demonstrates how to implement a simple GPU-based particle system.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000388	ForwardPlus11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This sample provides an example implementation of the Forward+ algorithm, which extends traditional forward rendering to support high numbers of dynamic lights while maintaining performance.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000376	DepthBoundsTest11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	The DepthBoundsTest11 sample shows how to use the Depth Bounds driver extension.	7th January 2016	All samples,Samples
~ID-000155	TiledLighting11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample	This sample provides an example implementation of two tile-based light culling methods: Forward+ and Tiled Deferred.	20th November 2015	All samples,Samples
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~ID-026898

FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2) technology is our brand-new open source temporal upscaling solution. FSR 2 uses cutting-edge temporal algorithms to reconstruct fine geometric and texture detail, producing anti-aliased output from aliased input. This sample demonstrates FSR 2 in action.

18th June 2022

All samples,Samples

~ID-021027

Hybrid Stochastic Reflections Sample

This sample shows how to combine FidelityFX Stochastic Screen Space Reflections with ray tracing in order to create high quality reflections.

26th November 2021

All samples,Featured Samples,Samples

~ID-026890

FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 (FSR 1.0) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is our open-source, high-quality, high-performance upscaling solution. This sample demonstrates FSR 1.0 in action with several configuration options.

16th June 2021

All samples,Samples

~ID-016637

Hybrid Shadows Sample

This sample demonstrates how to combine ray traced shadows and rasterized shadow maps together to achieve higher quality and performance.

17th April 2021

All samples,Featured Samples,Samples

~ID-013926

glTFSample Cauldron Sample Project

This sample demonstrates how to use most of Cauldron’s features. It is also a useful reference for getting started with developing your own samples and prototypes.

28th August 2020

All samples,Featured Samples,Samples

~ID-027082

FidelityFX Luminance Preserving Mapper (LPM/HDR Mapper) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX LPM provides an open source library to easily integrate HDR and wide gamut tone and gamut mapping into your game. This sample demonstrates LPM in use.

17th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027075

FidelityFX Parallel Sort **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX Parallel Sort makes sorting data on the GPU quicker, and easier. Use our SM6.0 compute shaders to get your data in order. This sample demonstrates Parallel Sort in use.

17th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027069

FidelityFX Single Pass Downsampler (SPD) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX Single Pass Downsampler (SPD) provides an RDNA-optimized solution for generating up to 12 MIP levels of a texture. This sample demonstrates SPD in use.

17th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027063

FidelityFX Variable Shading (aka VRS) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX Variable Shading drives Variable Rate Shading into your game. This sample demonstrates Variable Shading in use.

17th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027033

AMD TressFX **Sample package link**

The TressFX library is AMD’s hair/fur rendering and simulation technology. TressFX is designed to use the GPU to simulate and render high-quality, realistic hair and fur. This sample demonstrates TressFX in use.

15th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027027

FidelityFX Combined Adaptive Compute Ambient Occlusion (CACAO) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX Combined Adaptive Compute Ambient Occlusion (CACAO) is an RDNA-optimized implementation of ambient occlusion. This sample demonstrates CACAO in use.

15th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027015

FidelityFX Stochastic Screen Space Reflections (SSSR) **Sample package link**

The AMD FidelityFX SSSR effect provides an open source library to easily integrate stochastic screen space reflections into your game. This sample demonstrates SSSR in use.

15th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-027005

FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS) **Sample package link**

AMD FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS) provides a mixed ability to sharpen and optionally scale an image.

15th May 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-008410

AMD Freesync™ Premium Pro (HDR) Sample

This sample demonstrates how to enable Freesync Premium Pro (HDR) with the DirectX® 12 and Vulkan® APIs.

22nd January 2020

All samples,Samples

~ID-005923

CPU Core Counts

This sample code correctly detects the physical and logical cores of today’s modern processors, along with the processor vendor and family.

26th April 2017

All samples,Samples

~ID-003213

Barycentrics DirectX® Shader Extension Samples

The Barycentrics samples show how to enable intrinsic instructions in your DirectX®11 or DirectX®12 HLSL code.

24th May 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-003042

Vulkan® mbcnt Sample

This sample shows how to use the AMD_shader_ballot extension and mbcnt to perform a fast reduction within a wavefront.

20th May 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-003040

Vulkan® OoORasterization

The Vulkan™ out-of-order rasterization sample shows how to use the out-of-order rasterization extension.

17th May 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-003036

HelloVulkan Introductory Vulkan® Sample

HelloVulkan is a small, introductory Vulkan® “Hello Triangle” sample which shows how to set up a window, set up a Vulkan context, and render a triangle.

13th May 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-002373

CrossfireAPI11

This sample demonstrates how to use the explicit Crossfire™ application programming interface (API).

8th March 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000881

Sparse Textures OpenGL®

This sample presents the GL_AMD_sparse_texture extension introduced by AMD FirePro W and AMD Radeon HD 7000 series.

18th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000869

FirePro Framelock OpenGL® Sample

This sample shows how to enable Framelock in an application using the WGL_NV_swap_group extension.

18th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000716

nBody DirectX® 12 Sample (asynchronous compute version)

This is a slightly modified version of the Microsoft D3D12nBodyGravity sample, This sample demonstrates the use of asynchronous compute shaders (multi-engine) to simulate an n-body gravity system.

15th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000647

HelloD3D12 DirectX® 12 Sample

14th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000412

SSAA11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This sample demonstrates some of the ways in which to reduce scene aliasing without using a post process technique.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000409

SilhouetteTessellation11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This SDK sample implements PN Triangles and Phong tessellation. It also shows how to optimize performance by using adaptive tessellation techniques.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000405

SeparableFilter11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This sample presents a technique for achieving highly optimized, user-defined separable filters.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000400

MLAA11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This sample demonstrates a post-process pixel shader technique that applies fullscreen anti-aliasing to an image.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000394

GPUParticles11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This sample demonstrates how to implement a simple GPU-based particle system.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000388

ForwardPlus11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This sample provides an example implementation of the Forward+ algorithm, which extends traditional forward rendering to support high numbers of dynamic lights while maintaining performance.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000376

DepthBoundsTest11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

The DepthBoundsTest11 sample shows how to use the Depth Bounds driver extension.

7th January 2016

All samples,Samples

~ID-000155

TiledLighting11 DirectX® 11 SDK Sample

This sample provides an example implementation of two tile-based light culling methods: Forward+ and Tiled Deferred.

20th November 2015

All samples,Samples