DX11 Performance

[MageBlack]

I'm sure they said this will increase performance cause it streamlines the processing or some technical jargon. I'll find the quote. Until I can find it, here is the reveal video from the Tokyo FanFest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRqW3qlYYfE

EDIT:

DirectX 11 will arrive with the Heavensward expansion later this year, where they plan to add even more DirectX 11 features after its launch.

Awesome to know they will continue to add to it. Hopefully some texture packs to satiate the 1.0 crowd.

In addition, players will find that DirectX 11 will be less resource-intensive for GPUs that support it. In some cases this will also result in an improved frame rate.
Furthermore, with the DirectX 11 version, characters will be rendered with uncompressed textures, making them look even more impressive. The visual quality of objects in the background has also improved, and even the texture of characters’ skin will look more realistic.

Source

The info is about two thrids the way down the page.