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Microsoft removes mandatory >1TB storage requirement for DirectStorage NVMe SSDs
DirectStorage initially had a requirement of volume size, that value was 1TB, which now seems to have been changed.
According to the official specs you would need an NVMe SSD of at least 1TB to use the feature, however, Microsoft has changed the requirements and now requires merely an NVMe SSD. According to Microsoft, DirectStorage allows "games to load quickly thanks to the graphics card without the need for this task to be only the CPU. " Also at the event, it was said that "this enables us to experience incredibly detailed game worlds rendered at the speed of light without long load times." Initially, some people bummed out by the requirement of a minimum 1TB of storage on NVMe SSDs, however, it appears that Microsoft has removed this requirement from the official specifications for Windows 11.
“DirectStorage requires an NVME SSD to store and play games that use the 'Standard NVM Express Controller' and DirectX12 GPU with support for Shader Model 6.0.
Nvidia had already announced last year a technology called RTX IO, which would allow lossless data compression through the GPU to optimize the use of SSDs. This technology must be implemented in conjunction with DirectStorage to, in addition to providing greater access between system storage and VRAM, to use the GPU to compress these files and further accelerate the entire process. According to NVIDIA RTX IO, it should not have any limitations regarding the storage size of SSDs and DirectStorage. This reinforces the message that the user does not have to worry about the storage size of their SSD to take advantage of DirectStorage in Windows 11.
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#5924937 Posted on: 06/28/2021 03:54 PM
COD cold war is 166gb alone. Modern Warfare is 155gb. RDR2 115gb, Battlefront, Battlefield V, GTA V, Elder Scrolls Online are around 100gb each
With the new gfx technology that is coming (especially with the new unreal engine) games are only going to get much bigger. Soon a 1tb drive will only fit say the OS and 3 games
COD cold war is 166gb alone. Modern Warfare is 155gb. RDR2 115gb, Battlefront, Battlefield V, GTA V, Elder Scrolls Online are around 100gb each
With the new gfx technology that is coming (especially with the new unreal engine) games are only going to get much bigger. Soon a 1tb drive will only fit say the OS and 3 games
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#5924938 Posted on: 06/28/2021 03:57 PM
According to Epic, UE5 will makes games smaller :p
With the new gfx technology that is coming (especially with the new unreal engine) games are only going to get much bigger. Soon a 1tb drive will only fit say the OS and 3 games
According to Epic, UE5 will makes games smaller :p
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#5924944 Posted on: 06/28/2021 04:16 PM
Not likely in its first implementation. It will be using a raid driver instead of the required NVMe driver to pass commands. Most of the higher level benefits of the NVMe driver will be stripped off by the RAID driver essentially making them very fast sata drives.
My questions is the given requirement to have to use the 'Standard NVM Express Controller' driver provided by Microsoft as a hard requirement. If the Samsung NVMe driver is not supported under directstorage then they can shove Windows 11 were the sun don't shine. If they do support the Samsung driver (with a few tweaks from Samsung of course) then I will give it a try on a backup system for 6-8 months to see if it is a mess or not. Once it has gotten a full service update and proves to be stable then I may go all in on my main machines.
Will Directstorage work with RAIDed NVMe SSDs?
Not likely in its first implementation. It will be using a raid driver instead of the required NVMe driver to pass commands. Most of the higher level benefits of the NVMe driver will be stripped off by the RAID driver essentially making them very fast sata drives.
My questions is the given requirement to have to use the 'Standard NVM Express Controller' driver provided by Microsoft as a hard requirement. If the Samsung NVMe driver is not supported under directstorage then they can shove Windows 11 were the sun don't shine. If they do support the Samsung driver (with a few tweaks from Samsung of course) then I will give it a try on a backup system for 6-8 months to see if it is a mess or not. Once it has gotten a full service update and proves to be stable then I may go all in on my main machines.
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#5924946 Posted on: 06/28/2021 04:26 PM
If the Samsung NVMe driver is not supported under directstorage then they can shove Windows 11 were the sun don't shine.
What's the difference between the MS driver and the Samsung one?
If the Samsung NVMe driver is not supported under directstorage then they can shove Windows 11 were the sun don't shine.
What's the difference between the MS driver and the Samsung one?
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Will Directstorage work with RAIDed NVMe SSDs?