diff --git a/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt
index 53c41518d6..f55a9762af 100644
--- a/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ if (WIN32)
         ${D3D12_DIR}/CommandAllocatorManager.h
         ${D3D12_DIR}/CommandBufferD3D12.cpp
         ${D3D12_DIR}/CommandBufferD3D12.h
+        ${D3D12_DIR}/DescriptorHeapAllocator.cpp
+        ${D3D12_DIR}/DescriptorHeapAllocator.h
         ${D3D12_DIR}/D3D12Backend.cpp
         ${D3D12_DIR}/D3D12Backend.h
         ${D3D12_DIR}/InputStateD3D12.cpp
@@ -257,8 +259,12 @@ if (WIN32)
         ${D3D12_DIR}/ResourceAllocator.h
         ${D3D12_DIR}/ResourceUploader.cpp
         ${D3D12_DIR}/ResourceUploader.h
+        ${D3D12_DIR}/SamplerD3D12.cpp
+        ${D3D12_DIR}/SamplerD3D12.h
         ${D3D12_DIR}/ShaderModuleD3D12.cpp
         ${D3D12_DIR}/ShaderModuleD3D12.h
+        ${D3D12_DIR}/TextureD3D12.cpp
+        ${D3D12_DIR}/TextureD3D12.h
     )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/backend/common/CommandBuffer.cpp b/src/backend/common/CommandBuffer.cpp
index 4ed0695b8f..fbfa4c72ba 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/CommandBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/common/CommandBuffer.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,85 @@ namespace backend {
         commands->DataWasDestroyed();
     }
 
+    void SkipCommand(CommandIterator* commands, Command type) {
+        switch (type) {
+            case Command::AdvanceSubpass:
+                commands->NextCommand<AdvanceSubpassCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::BeginRenderPass:
+                commands->NextCommand<BeginRenderPassCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::CopyBufferToBuffer:
+                commands->NextCommand<CopyBufferToBufferCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::CopyBufferToTexture:
+                commands->NextCommand<CopyBufferToTextureCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::CopyTextureToBuffer:
+                commands->NextCommand<CopyTextureToBufferCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::Dispatch:
+                commands->NextCommand<DispatchCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::DrawArrays:
+                commands->NextCommand<DrawArraysCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::DrawElements:
+                commands->NextCommand<DrawElementsCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::EndRenderPass:
+                commands->NextCommand<EndRenderPassCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::SetPipeline:
+                commands->NextCommand<SetPipelineCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::SetPushConstants:
+                {
+                    auto* cmd = commands->NextCommand<SetPushConstantsCmd>();
+                    commands->NextData<uint32_t>(cmd->count);
+                }
+                break;
+
+            case Command::SetStencilReference:
+                commands->NextCommand<SetStencilReferenceCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::SetBindGroup:
+                commands->NextCommand<SetBindGroupCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::SetIndexBuffer:
+                commands->NextCommand<SetIndexBufferCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::SetVertexBuffers:
+                {
+                    auto* cmd = commands->NextCommand<SetVertexBuffersCmd>();
+                    commands->NextData<Ref<BufferBase>>(cmd->count);
+                    commands->NextData<uint32_t>(cmd->count);
+                }
+                break;
+
+            case Command::TransitionBufferUsage:
+                commands->NextCommand<TransitionBufferUsageCmd>();
+                break;
+
+            case Command::TransitionTextureUsage:
+                commands->NextCommand<TransitionTextureUsageCmd>();
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
     CommandBufferBuilder::CommandBufferBuilder(DeviceBase* device) : Builder(device), state(std::make_unique<CommandBufferStateTracker>(this)) {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/common/Commands.h b/src/backend/common/Commands.h
index 8ec86c2c5b..4ba48c38d5 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/Commands.h
+++ b/src/backend/common/Commands.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ namespace backend {
     // This needs to be called before the CommandIterator is freed so that the Ref<> present in
     // the commands have a chance to run their destructor and remove internal references.
     void FreeCommands(CommandIterator* commands);
+    void SkipCommand(CommandIterator* commands, Command type);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.cpp
index aa580df577..6222516219 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC resourceDescriptor;
         resourceDescriptor.Dimension = D3D12_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_BUFFER;
         resourceDescriptor.Alignment = 0;
-        resourceDescriptor.Width = GetSize();
+        resourceDescriptor.Width = GetD3D12Size();
         resourceDescriptor.Height = 1;
         resourceDescriptor.DepthOrArraySize = 1;
         resourceDescriptor.MipLevels = 1;
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         device->GetResourceAllocator()->Release(resource);
     }
 
+    uint32_t Buffer::GetD3D12Size() const {
+        // TODO(enga@google.com): TODO investigate if this needs to be a constraint at the API level
+        return ((GetSize() + 256 - 1) / 256) * 256; // size is required to be 256-byte aligned.
+    }
+
     ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> Buffer::GetD3D12Resource() {
         return resource;
     }
@@ -113,5 +118,34 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         }
     }
 
+
+    BufferView::BufferView(Device* device, BufferViewBuilder* builder)
+        : BufferViewBase(builder), device(device) {
+
+        cbvDesc.BufferLocation = ToBackend(GetBuffer())->GetVA() + GetOffset();
+        cbvDesc.SizeInBytes = GetD3D12Size();
+
+        uavDesc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
+        uavDesc.ViewDimension = D3D12_UAV_DIMENSION_BUFFER;
+        uavDesc.Buffer.FirstElement = GetOffset();
+        uavDesc.Buffer.NumElements = GetD3D12Size();
+        uavDesc.Buffer.StructureByteStride = 1;
+        uavDesc.Buffer.CounterOffsetInBytes = 0;
+        uavDesc.Buffer.Flags = D3D12_BUFFER_UAV_FLAG_NONE;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t BufferView::GetD3D12Size() const {
+        // TODO(enga@google.com): TODO investigate if this needs to be a constraint at the API level
+        return ((GetSize() + 256 - 1) / 256) * 256; // size is required to be 256-byte aligned.
+    }
+
+    const D3D12_CONSTANT_BUFFER_VIEW_DESC& BufferView::GetCBVDescriptor() const {
+        return cbvDesc;
+    }
+
+    const D3D12_UNORDERED_ACCESS_VIEW_DESC& BufferView::GetUAVDescriptor() const {
+        return uavDesc;
+    }
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.h b/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.h
index 44cbb64d67..7c106986d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.h
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/BufferD3D12.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
             Buffer(Device* device, BufferBuilder* builder);
             ~Buffer();
 
+            uint32_t GetD3D12Size() const;
             ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> GetD3D12Resource();
             D3D12_GPU_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS GetVA() const;
             bool GetResourceTransitionBarrier(nxt::BufferUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::BufferUsageBit targetUsage, D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER* barrier);
@@ -45,6 +46,20 @@ namespace d3d12 {
 
     };
 
+    class BufferView : public BufferViewBase {
+        public:
+            BufferView(Device* device, BufferViewBuilder* builder);
+
+            uint32_t GetD3D12Size() const;
+            const D3D12_CONSTANT_BUFFER_VIEW_DESC& GetCBVDescriptor() const;
+            const D3D12_UNORDERED_ACCESS_VIEW_DESC& GetUAVDescriptor() const;
+
+        private:
+            Device* device;
+            D3D12_CONSTANT_BUFFER_VIEW_DESC cbvDesc;
+            D3D12_UNORDERED_ACCESS_VIEW_DESC uavDesc;
+    };
+
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/CommandBufferD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/CommandBufferD3D12.cpp
index 17b38f892c..1d173bae2f 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/CommandBufferD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/CommandBufferD3D12.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 #include "common/Commands.h"
 #include "D3D12Backend.h"
+#include "DescriptorHeapAllocator.h"
 #include "BufferD3D12.h"
 #include "InputStateD3D12.h"
 #include "PipelineD3D12.h"
 #include "PipelineLayoutD3D12.h"
+#include "SamplerD3D12.h"
+#include "TextureD3D12.h"
 
 namespace backend {
 namespace d3d12 {
@@ -33,6 +36,146 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                     return DXGI_FORMAT_R32_UINT;
             }
         }
+
+        struct BindGroupStateTracker {
+            uint32_t cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex = 0;
+            uint32_t samplerDescriptorIndex = 0;
+            DescriptorHeapHandle cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap;
+            DescriptorHeapHandle samplerDescriptorHeap;
+            std::array<BindGroup*, kMaxBindGroups> bindGroups = {};
+            Device* device;
+
+            BindGroupStateTracker(Device* device) : device(device) {
+            }
+
+            void TrackSetBindGroup(const BindGroupLayoutBase* bindGroupLayout) {
+                const auto& layout = bindGroupLayout->GetBindingInfo();
+
+                for (size_t binding = 0; binding < layout.mask.size(); ++binding) {
+                    if (!layout.mask[binding]) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    switch (layout.types[binding]) {
+                    case nxt::BindingType::UniformBuffer:
+                    case nxt::BindingType::StorageBuffer:
+                    case nxt::BindingType::SampledTexture:
+                        cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex++;
+                    case nxt::BindingType::Sampler:
+                        samplerDescriptorIndex++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            void SetBindGroup(Pipeline* pipeline, BindGroup* group, uint32_t index, ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> commandList) {
+                const auto& layout = group->GetLayout()->GetBindingInfo();
+
+                // these indices are the beginning of the descriptor table
+                uint32_t cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart = cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex;
+                uint32_t samplerDescriptorStart = samplerDescriptorIndex;
+
+                bindGroups[index] = group;
+
+                PipelineLayout* pipelineLayout = ToBackend(pipeline->GetLayout());
+
+                // these indices are the offsets from the start of the descriptor table
+                uint32_t cbvIndex = pipelineLayout->GetDescriptorStartingIndex(index, PipelineLayout::Descriptor::Type::CBV);
+                uint32_t uavIndex = pipelineLayout->GetDescriptorStartingIndex(index, PipelineLayout::Descriptor::Type::UAV);
+                uint32_t srvIndex = pipelineLayout->GetDescriptorStartingIndex(index, PipelineLayout::Descriptor::Type::SRV);
+                uint32_t samplerIndex = pipelineLayout->GetDescriptorStartingIndex(index, PipelineLayout::Descriptor::Type::Sampler);
+
+                for (size_t binding = 0; binding < layout.mask.size(); ++binding) {
+                    if (!layout.mask[binding]) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    switch (layout.types[binding]) {
+                        case nxt::BindingType::UniformBuffer:
+                            {
+                                auto* view = ToBackend(group->GetBindingAsBufferView(binding));
+                                auto* buffer = ToBackend(view->GetBuffer());
+                                auto& cbvDesc = view->GetCBVDescriptor();
+                                device->GetD3D12Device()->CreateConstantBufferView(&cbvDesc, cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap.GetCPUHandle(cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart + cbvIndex++));
+                                cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex++;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case nxt::BindingType::StorageBuffer:
+                            {
+                                auto* view = ToBackend(group->GetBindingAsBufferView(binding));
+                                auto* buffer = ToBackend(view->GetBuffer());
+                                auto& uavDesc = view->GetUAVDescriptor();
+                                device->GetD3D12Device()->CreateUnorderedAccessView(buffer->GetD3D12Resource().Get(), nullptr, &uavDesc, cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap.GetCPUHandle(cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart + uavIndex++));
+                                cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex++;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case nxt::BindingType::SampledTexture:
+                            {
+                                auto* texture = ToBackend(group->GetBindingAsTextureView(binding)->GetTexture());
+                                auto& srvDesc = texture->GetSRVDescriptor();
+                                device->GetD3D12Device()->CreateShaderResourceView(texture->GetD3D12Resource().Get(), &srvDesc, cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap.GetCPUHandle(cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart + srvIndex++));
+                                cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex++;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case nxt::BindingType::Sampler:
+                            {
+                                auto* sampler = ToBackend(group->GetBindingAsSampler(binding));
+                                auto& samplerDesc = sampler->GetSamplerDescriptor();
+                                device->GetD3D12Device()->CreateSampler(&samplerDesc, samplerDescriptorHeap.GetCPUHandle(samplerDescriptorStart + samplerIndex++));
+                                samplerDescriptorIndex++;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart != cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex) {
+                    uint32_t parameterIndex = pipelineLayout->GetCBVSRVUAVRootParameterIndex(index);
+
+                    if (pipeline->IsCompute()) {
+                        commandList->SetComputeRootDescriptorTable(parameterIndex, cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap.GetGPUHandle(cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart));
+                    } else {
+                        commandList->SetGraphicsRootDescriptorTable(parameterIndex, cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap.GetGPUHandle(cbvSrvUavDescriptorStart));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (samplerDescriptorStart != samplerDescriptorIndex) {
+                    uint32_t parameterIndex = pipelineLayout->GetSamplerRootParameterIndex(index);
+
+                    if (pipeline->IsCompute()) {
+                        commandList->SetComputeRootDescriptorTable(parameterIndex, samplerDescriptorHeap.GetGPUHandle(samplerDescriptorStart));
+                    } else {
+                        commandList->SetGraphicsRootDescriptorTable(parameterIndex, samplerDescriptorHeap.GetGPUHandle(samplerDescriptorStart));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            void SetInheritedBindGroup(Pipeline* pipeline, uint32_t index, ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> commandList) {
+                BindGroup* group = bindGroups[index];
+                ASSERT(group != nullptr);
+                SetBindGroup(pipeline, group, index, commandList);
+            }
+
+            void AllocateAndSetDescriptorHeaps(Device* device, ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> commandList) {
+                cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap = device->GetDescriptorHeapAllocator()->Allocate(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_CBV_SRV_UAV, cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex);
+                samplerDescriptorHeap = device->GetDescriptorHeapAllocator()->Allocate(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_SAMPLER, samplerDescriptorIndex);
+
+                ID3D12DescriptorHeap* descriptorHeaps[2] = { cbvSrvUavDescriptorHeap.Get(), samplerDescriptorHeap.Get() };
+                if (descriptorHeaps[0] && descriptorHeaps[1]) {
+                    commandList->SetDescriptorHeaps(2, descriptorHeaps);
+                } else if (descriptorHeaps[0]) {
+                    commandList->SetDescriptorHeaps(1, descriptorHeaps);
+                } else if (descriptorHeaps[1]) {
+                    commandList->SetDescriptorHeaps(2, &descriptorHeaps[1]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            void Reset() {
+                cbvSrvUavDescriptorIndex = 0;
+                samplerDescriptorIndex = 0;
+                for (uint32_t i = 0; i < kMaxBindGroups; ++i) {
+                    bindGroups[i] = nullptr;
+                }
+            }
+        };
     }
 
     CommandBuffer::CommandBuffer(Device* device, CommandBufferBuilder* builder)
@@ -44,8 +187,59 @@ namespace d3d12 {
     }
 
     void CommandBuffer::FillCommands(ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> commandList) {
+        BindGroupStateTracker bindingTracker(device);
+
+        {
+            Command type;
+            Pipeline* lastPipeline = nullptr;
+            PipelineLayout* lastLayout = nullptr;
+
+            while(commands.NextCommandId(&type)) {
+                switch (type) {
+                    case Command::SetPipeline:
+                        {
+                            SetPipelineCmd* cmd = commands.NextCommand<SetPipelineCmd>();
+                            Pipeline* pipeline = ToBackend(cmd->pipeline).Get();
+                            PipelineLayout* layout = ToBackend(pipeline->GetLayout());
+
+                            if (lastLayout) {
+                                auto mask = layout->GetBindGroupsLayoutMask();
+                                for (uint32_t i = 0; i < kMaxBindGroups; ++i) {
+                                    // matching bind groups are inherited until they differ
+                                    if (mask[i] && lastLayout->GetBindGroupLayout(i) == layout->GetBindGroupLayout(i)) {
+                                        bindingTracker.TrackSetBindGroup(layout->GetBindGroupLayout(i));
+                                    } else {
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            lastPipeline = pipeline;
+                            lastLayout = layout;
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case Command::SetBindGroup:
+                        {
+                            SetBindGroupCmd* cmd = commands.NextCommand<SetBindGroupCmd>();
+                            BindGroup* group = ToBackend(cmd->group.Get());
+                            bindingTracker.TrackSetBindGroup(group->GetLayout());
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        SkipCommand(&commands, type);
+                }
+            }
+
+            commands.Reset();
+        }
+
+        bindingTracker.AllocateAndSetDescriptorHeaps(device, commandList);
+        bindingTracker.Reset();
+
         Command type;
         Pipeline* lastPipeline = nullptr;
+        PipelineLayout* lastLayout = nullptr;
 
         RenderPass* currentRenderPass = nullptr;
         Framebuffer* currentFramebuffer = nullptr;
@@ -64,10 +258,10 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                         currentRenderPass = ToBackend(beginRenderPassCmd->renderPass.Get());
                         currentFramebuffer = ToBackend(beginRenderPassCmd->framebuffer.Get());
 
-                        float width = (float) currentFramebuffer->GetWidth();
-                        float height = (float) currentFramebuffer->GetHeight();
-                        D3D12_VIEWPORT viewport = { 0.f, 0.f, width, height, 0.f, 1.f };
-                        D3D12_RECT scissorRect = { 0.f, 0.f, width, height };
+                        uint32_t width = currentFramebuffer->GetWidth();
+                        uint32_t height = currentFramebuffer->GetHeight();
+                        D3D12_VIEWPORT viewport = { 0.f, 0.f, static_cast<float>(width), static_cast<float>(height), 0.f, 1.f };
+                        D3D12_RECT scissorRect = { 0, 0, static_cast<long>(width), static_cast<long>(height) };
                         commandList->RSSetViewports(1, &viewport);
                         commandList->RSSetScissorRects(1, &scissorRect);
                         commandList->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &device->GetCurrentRenderTargetDescriptor(), FALSE, nullptr);
@@ -139,15 +333,33 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                 case Command::SetPipeline:
                     {
                         SetPipelineCmd* cmd = commands.NextCommand<SetPipelineCmd>();
-                        lastPipeline = ToBackend(cmd->pipeline).Get();
-                        PipelineLayout* pipelineLayout = ToBackend(lastPipeline->GetLayout());
+
+                        Pipeline* pipeline = ToBackend(cmd->pipeline).Get();
+                        PipelineLayout* layout = ToBackend(pipeline->GetLayout());
 
                         // TODO
-                        if (lastPipeline->IsCompute()) {
-                        } else {
-                            commandList->SetGraphicsRootSignature(pipelineLayout->GetRootSignature().Get());
-                            commandList->SetPipelineState(lastPipeline->GetRenderPipelineState().Get());
+                        if (pipeline->IsCompute()) {
                         }
+                        else {
+                            commandList->SetGraphicsRootSignature(layout->GetRootSignature().Get());
+                            commandList->SetPipelineState(pipeline->GetRenderPipelineState().Get());
+                        }
+
+                        if (lastLayout) {
+                            auto mask = layout->GetBindGroupsLayoutMask();
+                            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < kMaxBindGroups; ++i) {
+                                // matching bind groups are inherited until they differ
+                                if (mask[i] && lastLayout->GetBindGroupLayout(i) == layout->GetBindGroupLayout(i)) {
+                                    bindingTracker.SetInheritedBindGroup(pipeline, i, commandList);
+                                } else {
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+
+                        lastPipeline = pipeline;
+                        lastLayout = layout;
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -166,6 +378,8 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                 case Command::SetBindGroup:
                     {
                         SetBindGroupCmd* cmd = commands.NextCommand<SetBindGroupCmd>();
+                        BindGroup* group = ToBackend(cmd->group.Get());
+                        bindingTracker.SetBindGroup(lastPipeline, group, cmd->index, commandList);
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -224,6 +438,12 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                         TransitionTextureUsageCmd* cmd = commands.NextCommand<TransitionTextureUsageCmd>();
 
                         Texture* texture = ToBackend(cmd->texture.Get());
+
+                        D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER barrier;
+                        if (texture->GetResourceTransitionBarrier(texture->GetUsage(), cmd->usage, &barrier)) {
+                            commandList->ResourceBarrier(1, &barrier);
+                        }
+
                         texture->UpdateUsageInternal(cmd->usage);
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.cpp
index ad6fe58cbd..c1c2586e70 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 #include "PipelineD3D12.h"
 #include "PipelineLayoutD3D12.h"
 #include "QueueD3D12.h"
+#include "SamplerD3D12.h"
 #include "ShaderModuleD3D12.h"
+#include "TextureD3D12.h"
 
 #include "CommandAllocatorManager.h"
+#include "DescriptorHeapAllocator.h"
 #include "ResourceAllocator.h"
 #include "ResourceUploader.h"
 
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
     Device::Device(ComPtr<ID3D12Device> d3d12Device)
         : d3d12Device(d3d12Device),
           commandAllocatorManager(new CommandAllocatorManager(this)),
+          descriptorHeapAllocator(new DescriptorHeapAllocator(this)),
           resourceAllocator(new ResourceAllocator(this)),
           resourceUploader(new ResourceUploader(this)) {
 
@@ -104,6 +108,10 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         return commandQueue;
     }
 
+    DescriptorHeapAllocator* Device::GetDescriptorHeapAllocator() {
+        return descriptorHeapAllocator;
+    }
+
     ResourceAllocator* Device::GetResourceAllocator() {
         return resourceAllocator;
     }
@@ -142,6 +150,8 @@ namespace d3d12 {
 
     void Device::SetNextRenderTargetDescriptor(D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE renderTargetDescriptor) {
         this->renderTargetDescriptor = renderTargetDescriptor;
+        static const float clearColor[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f };
+        GetPendingCommandList()->ClearRenderTargetView(renderTargetDescriptor, clearColor, 0, nullptr);
     }
 
     void Device::TickImpl() {
@@ -149,6 +159,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         const uint64_t lastCompletedSerial = fence->GetCompletedValue();
         resourceAllocator->FreeUnusedResources(lastCompletedSerial);
         commandAllocatorManager->ResetCompletedAllocators(lastCompletedSerial);
+        descriptorHeapAllocator->FreeDescriptorHeaps(lastCompletedSerial);
     }
 
     uint64_t Device::GetSerial() const {
@@ -219,7 +230,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         return new RenderPass(this, builder);
     }
     SamplerBase* Device::CreateSampler(SamplerBuilder* builder) {
-        return new Sampler(this, builder);
+        return new Sampler(builder);
     }
     ShaderModuleBase* Device::CreateShaderModule(ShaderModuleBuilder* builder) {
         return new ShaderModule(this, builder);
@@ -249,12 +260,6 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         : BindGroupLayoutBase(builder), device(device) {
     }
 
-    // BufferView
-
-    BufferView::BufferView(Device* device, BufferViewBuilder* builder)
-        : BufferViewBase(builder), device(device) {
-    }
-
     // DepthStencilState
 
     DepthStencilState::DepthStencilState(Device* device, DepthStencilStateBuilder* builder)
@@ -273,26 +278,5 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         : RenderPassBase(builder), device(device) {
     }
 
-    // Sampler
-
-    Sampler::Sampler(Device* device, SamplerBuilder* builder)
-        : SamplerBase(builder), device(device) {
-    }
-
-    // Texture
-
-    Texture::Texture(Device* device, TextureBuilder* builder)
-        : TextureBase(builder), device(device) {
-    }
-
-    void Texture::TransitionUsageImpl(nxt::TextureUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit targetUsage) {
-    }
-
-    // TextureView
-
-    TextureView::TextureView(Device* device, TextureViewBuilder* builder)
-        : TextureViewBase(builder), device(device) {
-    }
-
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.h b/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.h
index 470851f2be..e76d0b9253 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.h
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/D3D12Backend.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
     class RenderPass;
 
     class CommandAllocatorManager;
+    class DescriptorHeapAllocator;
     class ResourceAllocator;
     class ResourceUploader;
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
             ComPtr<ID3D12Device> GetD3D12Device();
             ComPtr<ID3D12CommandQueue> GetCommandQueue();
 
+            DescriptorHeapAllocator* GetDescriptorHeapAllocator();
             ResourceAllocator* GetResourceAllocator();
             ResourceUploader* GetResourceUploader();
 
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
             ComPtr<ID3D12CommandQueue> commandQueue;
 
             CommandAllocatorManager* commandAllocatorManager;
+            DescriptorHeapAllocator* descriptorHeapAllocator;
             ResourceAllocator* resourceAllocator;
             ResourceUploader* resourceUploader;
 
@@ -169,14 +172,6 @@ namespace d3d12 {
             Device* device;
     };
 
-    class BufferView : public BufferViewBase {
-        public:
-            BufferView(Device* device, BufferViewBuilder* builder);
-
-        private:
-            Device* device;
-    };
-
     class Framebuffer : public FramebufferBase {
         public:
             Framebuffer(Device* device, FramebufferBuilder* builder);
@@ -201,32 +196,6 @@ namespace d3d12 {
             Device* device;
     };
 
-    class Sampler : public SamplerBase {
-        public:
-            Sampler(Device* device, SamplerBuilder* builder);
-
-        private:
-            Device* device;
-    };
-
-    class Texture : public TextureBase {
-        public:
-            Texture(Device* device, TextureBuilder* builder);
-
-        private:
-            void TransitionUsageImpl(nxt::TextureUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit targetUsage) override;
-
-            Device* device;
-    };
-
-    class TextureView : public TextureViewBase {
-        public:
-            TextureView(Device* device, TextureViewBuilder* builder);
-
-        private:
-            Device* device;
-    };
-
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e38a65a953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "DescriptorHeapAllocator.h"
+
+#include "D3D12Backend.h"
+
+namespace backend {
+namespace d3d12 {
+
+    DescriptorHeapHandle::DescriptorHeapHandle() {
+    }
+
+    DescriptorHeapHandle::DescriptorHeapHandle(ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> descriptorHeap, uint32_t sizeIncrement, uint32_t offset)
+        : device(device), descriptorHeap(descriptorHeap), sizeIncrement(sizeIncrement), offset(offset) {
+    }
+
+    ID3D12DescriptorHeap* DescriptorHeapHandle::Get() const {
+        return descriptorHeap.Get();
+    }
+
+    D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE DescriptorHeapHandle::GetCPUHandle(uint32_t index) const {
+        ASSERT(descriptorHeap);
+        auto handle = descriptorHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart();
+        handle.ptr += sizeIncrement * (index + offset);
+        return handle;
+    }
+
+    D3D12_GPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE DescriptorHeapHandle::GetGPUHandle(uint32_t index) const {
+        ASSERT(descriptorHeap);
+        auto handle = descriptorHeap->GetGPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart();
+        handle.ptr += sizeIncrement * (index + offset);
+        return handle;
+    }
+
+
+    DescriptorHeapAllocator::DescriptorHeapAllocator(Device* device)
+        : device(device),
+          sizeIncrements {
+            device->GetD3D12Device()->GetDescriptorHandleIncrementSize(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_CBV_SRV_UAV),
+            device->GetD3D12Device()->GetDescriptorHandleIncrementSize(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_SAMPLER),
+            device->GetD3D12Device()->GetDescriptorHandleIncrementSize(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_RTV),
+            device->GetD3D12Device()->GetDescriptorHandleIncrementSize(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_DSV),
+          } {
+    }
+
+    DescriptorHeapHandle DescriptorHeapAllocator::Allocate(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE type, uint32_t count) {
+        if (count == 0) {
+            return DescriptorHeapHandle();
+        }
+
+        auto& pools = descriptorHeapPools[type];
+        for (auto it : pools) {
+            auto& allocationInfo = it.second;
+            if (allocationInfo.remaining >= count) {
+                DescriptorHeapHandle handle(it.first, sizeIncrements[type], allocationInfo.size - allocationInfo.remaining);
+                allocationInfo.remaining -= count;
+                Release(handle);
+                return handle;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ASSERT(count <= 2048); // TODO(enga@google.com): Have a very large CPU heap that's copied to GPU-visible heaps
+        uint32_t descriptorHeapSize = 2048; // TODO(enga@google.com): Allocate much more and use this as a pool
+
+        D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_DESC heapDescriptor;
+        heapDescriptor.Type = type;
+        heapDescriptor.NumDescriptors = descriptorHeapSize;
+        heapDescriptor.Flags = D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_FLAG_SHADER_VISIBLE;
+        heapDescriptor.NodeMask = 0;
+        ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> heap;
+        ASSERT_SUCCESS(device->GetD3D12Device()->CreateDescriptorHeap(&heapDescriptor, IID_PPV_ARGS(&heap)));
+        AllocationInfo allocationInfo = { descriptorHeapSize, descriptorHeapSize - count };
+        pools.emplace_back(std::make_pair(heap, allocationInfo));
+
+        DescriptorHeapHandle handle(heap, sizeIncrements[type], 0);
+        Release(handle);
+        return handle;
+    }
+
+    void DescriptorHeapAllocator::FreeDescriptorHeaps(uint64_t lastCompletedSerial) {
+        releasedHandles.ClearUpTo(lastCompletedSerial);
+    }
+
+    void DescriptorHeapAllocator::Release(DescriptorHeapHandle handle) {
+        releasedHandles.Enqueue(handle, device->GetSerial());
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.h b/src/backend/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07ac478d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/DescriptorHeapAllocator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef BACKEND_D3D12_DESCRIPTORHEAPALLOCATOR_H_
+#define BACKEND_D3D12_DESCRIPTORHEAPALLOCATOR_H_
+
+#include "d3d12_platform.h"
+
+#include "common/SerialQueue.h"
+#include <array>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace backend {
+namespace d3d12 {
+
+    class Device;
+
+    class DescriptorHeapHandle {
+        public:
+            DescriptorHeapHandle();
+            DescriptorHeapHandle(ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> descriptorHeap, uint32_t sizeIncrement, uint32_t offset);
+
+            ID3D12DescriptorHeap* Get() const;
+            D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE GetCPUHandle(uint32_t index) const;
+            D3D12_GPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE GetGPUHandle(uint32_t index) const;
+
+        private:
+            Device* device;
+            ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> descriptorHeap;
+            uint32_t sizeIncrement;
+            uint32_t offset;
+    };
+
+    class DescriptorHeapAllocator {
+        public:
+            DescriptorHeapAllocator(Device* device);
+
+            DescriptorHeapHandle Allocate(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE type, uint32_t count);
+            void FreeDescriptorHeaps(uint64_t lastCompletedSerial);
+
+        private:
+            void Release(DescriptorHeapHandle handle);
+
+            Device* device;
+
+            static constexpr unsigned int kDescriptorHeapTypes = D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE::D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_NUM_TYPES;
+
+            struct AllocationInfo {
+                uint32_t size;
+                uint32_t remaining;
+            };
+
+            using DescriptorHeapPool = std::pair<ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap>, AllocationInfo>;
+
+            using DescriptorHeapPoolList = std::vector<DescriptorHeapPool>;
+
+            std::array<uint32_t, kDescriptorHeapTypes> sizeIncrements;
+            std::array<DescriptorHeapPoolList, kDescriptorHeapTypes> descriptorHeapPools;
+            SerialQueue<DescriptorHeapHandle> releasedHandles;
+    };
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif // BACKEND_D3D12_DESCRIPTORHEAPALLOCATOR_H_
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/GeneratedCodeIncludes.h b/src/backend/d3d12/GeneratedCodeIncludes.h
index 0f776b9336..a4f6a83788 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/GeneratedCodeIncludes.h
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/GeneratedCodeIncludes.h
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
 #include "PipelineD3D12.h"
 #include "PipelineLayoutD3D12.h"
 #include "QueueD3D12.h"
+#include "SamplerD3D12.h"
 #include "ShaderModuleD3D12.h"
+#include "TextureD3D12.h"
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineD3D12.cpp
index afcd3aef4a..290dd989d5 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineD3D12.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         // Enable better shader debugging with the graphics debugging tools.
         compileFlags |= D3DCOMPILE_DEBUG | D3DCOMPILE_SKIP_OPTIMIZATION;
 #endif
+        // SPRIV-cross does matrix multiplication expecting row major matrices
+        compileFlags |= D3DCOMPILE_PACK_MATRIX_ROW_MAJOR;
 
         if (IsCompute()) {
           const auto& module = ToBackend(builder->GetStageInfo(nxt::ShaderStage::Compute).module);
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
               &compiledShader,
               &errors
           ))) {
-              printf("%s\n", errors->GetBufferPointer());
+              printf("%s\n", reinterpret_cast<char*>(errors->GetBufferPointer()));
               ASSERT(false);
           }
 
@@ -82,11 +84,11 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                 switch (stage) {
                 case nxt::ShaderStage::Vertex:
                     shader = &descriptor.VS;
-                    compileTarget = "vs_5_0";
+                    compileTarget = "vs_5_1";
                     break;
                 case nxt::ShaderStage::Fragment:
                     shader = &descriptor.PS;
-                    compileTarget = "ps_5_0";
+                    compileTarget = "ps_5_1";
                     break;
                 case nxt::ShaderStage::Compute:
                     ASSERT(false);
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                     &compiledShader[stage],
                     &errors
                 ))) {
-                    printf("%s\n", errors->GetBufferPointer());
+                    printf("%s\n", reinterpret_cast<char*>(errors->GetBufferPointer()));
                     ASSERT(false);
                 }
 
@@ -116,10 +118,15 @@ namespace d3d12 {
                 }
             }
 
-            InputState* inputState = ToBackend(GetInputState());
-            descriptor.InputLayout = inputState->GetD3D12InputLayoutDescriptor();
+            PipelineLayout* layout = ToBackend(GetLayout());
 
-            descriptor.pRootSignature = ToBackend(GetLayout())->GetRootSignature().Get();
+            descriptor.pRootSignature = layout->GetRootSignature().Get();
+
+            // D3D12 logs warnings if any empty input state is used
+            InputState* inputState = ToBackend(GetInputState());
+            if (inputState->GetAttributesSetMask().any()) {
+                descriptor.InputLayout = inputState->GetD3D12InputLayoutDescriptor();
+            }
 
             descriptor.RasterizerState.FillMode = D3D12_FILL_MODE_SOLID;
             descriptor.RasterizerState.CullMode = D3D12_CULL_MODE_NONE;
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.cpp
index f5ba6c7531..bdf67ca4dc 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "PipelineLayoutD3D12.h"
 
 #include "D3D12Backend.h"
+#include "BindGroupLayoutD3D12.h"
 
 using Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr;
 
@@ -24,10 +25,59 @@ namespace d3d12 {
     PipelineLayout::PipelineLayout(Device* device, PipelineLayoutBuilder* builder)
         : PipelineLayoutBase(builder), device(device) {
 
-        // Create an empty root signature.
+        D3D12_ROOT_PARAMETER rootParameters[kMaxBindGroups * 2];
+
+        // A root parameter is one of these types
+        union {
+            D3D12_ROOT_DESCRIPTOR_TABLE DescriptorTable;
+            D3D12_ROOT_CONSTANTS Constants;
+            D3D12_ROOT_DESCRIPTOR Descriptor;
+        } rootParameterValues[kMaxBindGroups * 2];
+        // samplers must be in a separate descriptor table so we need at most twice as many tables as bind groups
+
+        // Ranges are D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE_(SRV|UAV|CBV|SAMPLER)
+        // They are grouped together so each bind group has at most 4 ranges
+        D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE ranges[kMaxBindGroups * 4];
+
+        uint32_t parameterIndex = 0;
+        uint32_t rangeIndex = 0;
+
+        for (uint32_t group = 0; group < kMaxBindGroups; ++group) {
+            const BindGroupLayout* bindGroupLayout = ToBackend(GetBindGroupLayout(group));
+
+            // Set the root descriptor table parameter and copy ranges. Ranges are offset by the bind group index
+            // Returns whether or not the parameter was set. A root parameter is not set if the number of ranges is 0
+            auto SetRootDescriptorTable = [&](uint32_t rangeCount, const D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE* descriptorRanges) -> bool {
+                if (rangeCount > 0) {
+                    auto& rootParameter = rootParameters[parameterIndex];
+                    rootParameter.ParameterType = D3D12_ROOT_PARAMETER_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_TABLE;
+                    rootParameter.DescriptorTable = rootParameterValues[parameterIndex].DescriptorTable;
+                    rootParameter.ShaderVisibility = D3D12_SHADER_VISIBILITY_ALL;
+                    rootParameter.DescriptorTable.NumDescriptorRanges = rangeCount;
+                    rootParameter.DescriptorTable.pDescriptorRanges = &ranges[rangeIndex];
+                }
+
+                for (uint32_t i = 0; i < rangeCount; ++i) {
+                    ranges[rangeIndex] = descriptorRanges[i];
+                    ranges[rangeIndex].BaseShaderRegister = group * kMaxBindingsPerGroup;
+                    rangeIndex++;
+                }
+
+                return (rangeCount > 0);
+            };
+
+            if (SetRootDescriptorTable(bindGroupLayout->GetCbvUavSrvDescriptorTableSize(), bindGroupLayout->GetCbvUavSrvDescriptorRanges())) {
+                cbvUavSrvRootParameterInfo[group] = parameterIndex++;
+            }
+
+            if (SetRootDescriptorTable(bindGroupLayout->GetSamplerDescriptorTableSize(), bindGroupLayout->GetSamplerDescriptorRanges())) {
+                samplerRootParameterInfo[group] = parameterIndex++;
+            }
+        }
+
         D3D12_ROOT_SIGNATURE_DESC rootSignatureDescriptor;
-        rootSignatureDescriptor.NumParameters = 0;
-        rootSignatureDescriptor.pParameters = nullptr;
+        rootSignatureDescriptor.NumParameters = parameterIndex;
+        rootSignatureDescriptor.pParameters = rootParameters;
         rootSignatureDescriptor.NumStaticSamplers = 0;
         rootSignatureDescriptor.pStaticSamplers = nullptr;
         rootSignatureDescriptor.Flags = D3D12_ROOT_SIGNATURE_FLAG_ALLOW_INPUT_ASSEMBLER_INPUT_LAYOUT;
@@ -38,9 +88,19 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         ASSERT_SUCCESS(device->GetD3D12Device()->CreateRootSignature(0, signature->GetBufferPointer(), signature->GetBufferSize(), IID_PPV_ARGS(&rootSignature)));
     }
 
+
+    uint32_t PipelineLayout::GetCbvUavSrvRootParameterIndex(uint32_t group) const {
+        ASSERT(group < kMaxBindGroups);
+        return cbvUavSrvRootParameterInfo[group];
+    }
+
+    uint32_t PipelineLayout::GetSamplerRootParameterIndex(uint32_t group) const {
+        ASSERT(group < kMaxBindGroups);
+        return samplerRootParameterInfo[group];
+    }
+
     ComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> PipelineLayout::GetRootSignature() {
         return rootSignature;
     }
-
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.h b/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.h
index 57dd4ef36e..a8b24cd529 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.h
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/PipelineLayoutD3D12.h
@@ -28,11 +28,35 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         public:
             PipelineLayout(Device* device, PipelineLayoutBuilder* builder);
 
+            class Descriptor {
+                public:
+                    enum class Type {
+                        CBV,
+                        UAV,
+                        SRV,
+                        Sampler,
+                        Count
+                    };
+                    static constexpr unsigned int TypeCount = static_cast<typename std::underlying_type<Type>::type>(Type::Count);
+            };
+
+            uint32_t GetCbvUavSrvRootParameterIndex(uint32_t group) const;
+            uint32_t GetSamplerRootParameterIndex(uint32_t group) const;
+
             ComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> GetRootSignature();
 
         private:
+
+            static constexpr unsigned int ToIndex(Descriptor::Type type) {
+                return static_cast<typename std::underlying_type<Descriptor::Type>::type>(type);
+            }
+
             Device* device;
 
+            std::array<uint32_t, kMaxBindGroups> cbvUavSrvRootParameterInfo;
+            std::array<uint32_t, kMaxBindGroups> samplerRootParameterInfo;
+            std::array<std::array<uint32_t, Descriptor::TypeCount>, kMaxBindGroups> descriptorCountInfo;
+
             ComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature> rootSignature;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/SamplerD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/SamplerD3D12.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b337b3947a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/SamplerD3D12.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "SamplerD3D12.h"
+
+#include "D3D12Backend.h"
+
+namespace backend {
+namespace d3d12 {
+
+    Sampler::Sampler(SamplerBuilder* builder)
+        : SamplerBase(builder) {
+
+        // https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn770367(v=vs.85).aspx
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_POINT                       = 0       0     0 0 0   // hex value, decimal value, min linear, mag linear, mip linear
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_MAG_POINT_MIP_LINEAR                = 0x1     1     0 0 1
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_POINT_MAG_LINEAR_MIP_POINT          = 0x4     4     0 1 0
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_POINT_MAG_MIP_LINEAR                = 0x5     5     0 1 1
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_LINEAR_MAG_MIP_POINT                = 0x10   16     1 0 0
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_LINEAR_MAG_POINT_MIP_LINEAR         = 0x11   17     1 0 1
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_MAG_LINEAR_MIP_POINT                = 0x14   20     1 1 0
+        // D3D12_FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR                      = 0x15   21     1 1 1
+
+        // if mip mode is linear, add 1
+        // if mag mode is linear, add 4
+        // if min mode is linear, add 16
+
+        uint8_t mode = 0;
+
+        switch (builder->GetMinFilter()) {
+            case nxt::FilterMode::Nearest:
+                break;
+            case nxt::FilterMode::Linear:
+                mode += 16;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        switch (builder->GetMagFilter()) {
+            case nxt::FilterMode::Nearest:
+                break;
+            case nxt::FilterMode::Linear:
+                mode += 4;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        switch (builder->GetMipMapFilter()) {
+            case nxt::FilterMode::Nearest:
+                break;
+            case nxt::FilterMode::Linear:
+                mode += 1;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        samplerDesc.Filter = static_cast<D3D12_FILTER>(mode);
+        samplerDesc.AddressU = D3D12_TEXTURE_ADDRESS_MODE_WRAP;
+        samplerDesc.AddressV = D3D12_TEXTURE_ADDRESS_MODE_WRAP;
+        samplerDesc.AddressW = D3D12_TEXTURE_ADDRESS_MODE_WRAP;
+        samplerDesc.MipLODBias = 0.f;
+        samplerDesc.MaxAnisotropy = 1;
+        samplerDesc.ComparisonFunc = D3D12_COMPARISON_FUNC_ALWAYS;
+        samplerDesc.BorderColor[0] = samplerDesc.BorderColor[1] = samplerDesc.BorderColor[2] = samplerDesc.BorderColor[3] = 0;
+        samplerDesc.MinLOD = 0;
+        samplerDesc.MaxLOD = D3D12_FLOAT32_MAX;
+
+    }
+
+    const D3D12_SAMPLER_DESC& Sampler::GetSamplerDescriptor() const {
+        return samplerDesc;
+    }
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/SamplerD3D12.h b/src/backend/d3d12/SamplerD3D12.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87198b7319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/SamplerD3D12.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef BACKEND_D3D12_SAMPLERD3D12_H_
+#define BACKEND_D3D12_SAMPLERD3D12_H_
+
+#include "common/Sampler.h"
+
+#include "d3d12_platform.h"
+
+namespace backend {
+namespace d3d12 {
+
+    class Sampler : public SamplerBase {
+        public:
+            Sampler(SamplerBuilder* builder);
+
+            const D3D12_SAMPLER_DESC& GetSamplerDescriptor() const;
+
+        private:
+            D3D12_SAMPLER_DESC samplerDesc;
+    };
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif // BACKEND_D3D12_SAMPLERD3D12_H_
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/ShaderModuleD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/ShaderModuleD3D12.cpp
index 44784989b7..54ed656609 100644
--- a/src/backend/d3d12/ShaderModuleD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/ShaderModuleD3D12.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace d3d12 {
         spirv_cross::CompilerHLSL compiler(builder->AcquireSpirv());
 
         spirv_cross::CompilerHLSL::Options options;
-        options.shader_model = 40;
+        options.shader_model = 51;
         options.flip_vert_y = false;
         options.fixup_clipspace = true;
 
@@ -32,7 +32,46 @@ namespace d3d12 {
 
         ExtractSpirvInfo(compiler);
 
+        enum RegisterType {
+            Buffer,
+            UnorderedAccess,
+            Texture,
+            Sampler,
+            Count,
+        };
+
+        std::array<uint32_t, RegisterType::Count * kMaxBindGroups> baseRegisters = {};
+
+        const auto& resources = compiler.get_shader_resources();
+
+        // rename bindings so that each register type b/u/t/s starts at 0 and then offset by kMaxBindingsPerGroup * bindGroupIndex
+        auto RenumberBindings = [&](std::vector<spirv_cross::Resource> resources, uint32_t offset) {
+            for (const auto& resource : resources) {
+                auto bindGroupIndex = compiler.get_decoration(resource.id, spv::DecorationDescriptorSet);
+                auto& baseRegister = baseRegisters[RegisterType::Count * bindGroupIndex + offset];
+                auto bindGroupOffset = bindGroupIndex * kMaxBindingsPerGroup;
+                compiler.set_decoration(resource.id, spv::DecorationBinding, bindGroupOffset + baseRegister++);
+            }
+        };
+
+        RenumberBindings(resources.uniform_buffers, RegisterType::Buffer);
+        RenumberBindings(resources.storage_buffers, RegisterType::UnorderedAccess);
+        RenumberBindings(resources.separate_images, RegisterType::Texture);
+        RenumberBindings(resources.separate_samplers, RegisterType::Sampler);
+
         hlslSource = compiler.compile();
+
+        {
+            // pending https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross/issues/216
+            // rename ": register(cN)" to ": register(bN)"
+            std::string::size_type pos = 0;
+            const std::string search = ": register(c";
+            const std::string replace = ": register(b";
+            while ((pos = hlslSource.find(search, pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+                hlslSource.replace(pos, search.length(), replace);
+                pos += replace.length();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     const std::string& ShaderModule::GetHLSLSource() const {
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/TextureD3D12.cpp b/src/backend/d3d12/TextureD3D12.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aaf2c0687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/TextureD3D12.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "TextureD3D12.h"
+
+#include "D3D12Backend.h"
+#include "ResourceAllocator.h"
+
+namespace backend {
+namespace d3d12 {
+
+    namespace {
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES D3D12TextureUsage(nxt::TextureUsageBit usage) {
+            D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES resourceState = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON;
+
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::TransferSrc) {
+                resourceState |= D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_SOURCE;
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::TransferDst) {
+                resourceState |= D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST;
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::Sampled) {
+                resourceState |= (D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PIXEL_SHADER_RESOURCE | D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_NON_PIXEL_SHADER_RESOURCE);
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::Storage) {
+                resourceState |= D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_UNORDERED_ACCESS;
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::ColorAttachment) {
+                resourceState |= D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET;
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::DepthStencilAttachment) {
+                resourceState |= D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_DEPTH_WRITE;
+            }
+
+            return resourceState;
+        }
+
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAGS D3D12ResourceFlags(nxt::TextureUsageBit usage) {
+            D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAGS flags = D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_NONE;
+
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::Storage) {
+                flags |= D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_UNORDERED_ACCESS;
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::ColorAttachment) {
+                flags |= D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_RENDER_TARGET;
+            }
+            if (usage & nxt::TextureUsageBit::DepthStencilAttachment) {
+                flags |= D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_DEPTH_STENCIL;
+            }
+
+            return flags;
+        }
+
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_DIMENSION D3D12TextureDimension(nxt::TextureDimension dimension) {
+            switch (dimension) {
+                case nxt::TextureDimension::e2D:
+                    return D3D12_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2D;
+            }
+        }
+
+        DXGI_FORMAT D3D12TextureFormat(nxt::TextureFormat format) {
+            switch (format) {
+                case nxt::TextureFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm:
+                    return DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Texture::Texture(Device* device, TextureBuilder* builder)
+        : TextureBase(builder), device(device) {
+
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC resourceDescriptor;
+        resourceDescriptor.Dimension = D3D12TextureDimension(GetDimension());
+        resourceDescriptor.Alignment = 0;
+        resourceDescriptor.Width = GetWidth();
+        resourceDescriptor.Height = GetHeight();
+        resourceDescriptor.DepthOrArraySize = GetDepth();
+        resourceDescriptor.MipLevels = GetNumMipLevels();
+        resourceDescriptor.Format = D3D12TextureFormat(GetFormat());
+        resourceDescriptor.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
+        resourceDescriptor.SampleDesc.Quality = 0;
+        resourceDescriptor.Layout = D3D12_TEXTURE_LAYOUT_UNKNOWN;
+        resourceDescriptor.Flags = D3D12ResourceFlags(GetUsage());
+
+        resource = device->GetResourceAllocator()->Allocate(D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_DEFAULT, resourceDescriptor, D3D12TextureUsage(GetUsage()));
+    }
+
+    Texture::~Texture() {
+        device->GetResourceAllocator()->Release(resource);
+    }
+
+    ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> Texture::GetD3D12Resource() {
+        return resource;
+    }
+
+    bool Texture::GetResourceTransitionBarrier(nxt::TextureUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit targetUsage, D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER* barrier) {
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES stateBefore = D3D12TextureUsage(currentUsage);
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES stateAfter = D3D12TextureUsage(targetUsage);
+
+        if (stateBefore == stateAfter) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        barrier->Type = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_TYPE_TRANSITION;
+        barrier->Flags = D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_FLAG_NONE;
+        barrier->Transition.pResource = resource.Get();
+        barrier->Transition.StateBefore = stateBefore;
+        barrier->Transition.StateAfter = stateAfter;
+        barrier->Transition.Subresource = 0;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void Texture::TransitionUsageImpl(nxt::TextureUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit targetUsage) {
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER barrier;
+        if (GetResourceTransitionBarrier(currentUsage, targetUsage, &barrier)) {
+            device->GetPendingCommandList()->ResourceBarrier(1, &barrier);
+        }
+    }
+
+    TextureView::TextureView(Device* device, TextureViewBuilder* builder)
+        : TextureViewBase(builder) {
+
+        srvDesc.Format = D3D12TextureFormat(GetTexture()->GetFormat());
+        srvDesc.Shader4ComponentMapping = D3D12_DEFAULT_SHADER_4_COMPONENT_MAPPING;
+        switch (GetTexture()->GetDimension()) {
+            case nxt::TextureDimension::e2D:
+                srvDesc.ViewDimension = D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2D;
+                srvDesc.Texture2D.MostDetailedMip = 0;
+                srvDesc.Texture2D.MipLevels = GetTexture()->GetNumMipLevels();
+                srvDesc.Texture2D.PlaneSlice = 0;
+                srvDesc.Texture2D.ResourceMinLODClamp = 0;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC& TextureView::GetSRVDescriptor() const {
+        return srvDesc;
+    }
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/d3d12/TextureD3D12.h b/src/backend/d3d12/TextureD3D12.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..110a353d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/d3d12/TextureD3D12.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef BACKEND_D3D12_TEXTURED3D12_H_
+#define BACKEND_D3D12_TEXTURED3D12_H_
+
+#include "common/Texture.h"
+
+#include "d3d12_platform.h"
+
+namespace backend {
+namespace d3d12 {
+
+    class Device;
+
+    class Texture : public TextureBase {
+        public:
+            Texture(Device* device, TextureBuilder* builder);
+            ~Texture();
+
+            ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> GetD3D12Resource();
+            bool GetResourceTransitionBarrier(nxt::TextureUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit targetUsage, D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER* barrier);
+
+        private:
+            Device* device;
+            ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> resource;
+
+            // NXT API
+            void TransitionUsageImpl(nxt::TextureUsageBit currentUsage, nxt::TextureUsageBit targetUsage) override;
+    };
+
+    class TextureView : public TextureViewBase {
+        public:
+            TextureView(Device* device, TextureViewBuilder* builder);
+
+            const D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC& GetSRVDescriptor() const;
+
+        private:
+            D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC srvDesc;
+    };
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif // BACKEND_D3D12_TEXTURED3D12_H_