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Tag: Vulkan

DXVK 2.1 Released with HDR Support, Shader Compilation Improvements

DXVK 2.1 Released with HDR Support, Shader Compilation Improvements

January 24, 2023January 24, 20230

DXVK 2.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with HDR support, shader compilation improvements, and other changes.

Collabora Announces NVK, a New Open-Source Vulkan Driver for NVIDIA Hardware in Mesa

Collabora Announces NVK, a New Open-Source Vulkan Driver for NVIDIA Hardware in Mesa

October 4, 2022October 4, 20220

Collabora announced today NVK as their newest Vulkan graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware to be implemented in the Mesa graphics stack.

DXVK 1.10.2 Brings Fixes for Dead Space, Myst V, Godfather, and Many Other Games

DXVK 1.10.2 Brings Fixes for Dead Space, Myst V, Godfather, and Many Other Games

July 13, 2022July 13, 20220

DXVK 1.10.2 open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available with numerous bug fixes and performance improvements for your favorite games.

DXVK 1.10.1 Adds Initial Support for Shared Resources, Fixes God of War and GTA: San Andreas

DXVK 1.10.1 Adds Initial Support for Shared Resources, Fixes God of War and GTA: San Andreas

March 26, 2022March 26, 20220

DXVK 1.10.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux is out now with improvements for various games, as well as some bug fixes and a new experimental feature.

Vulkan 1.3 Released with Dynamic Rendering, Improved Synchronization API

Vulkan 1.3 Released with Dynamic Rendering, Improved Synchronization API

January 25, 2022January 25, 20220

Vulkan 1.3 open standard and cross-platform modern 3D graphics API is out now. This is a major release that introduces new features and several improvements.

DXVK 1.9.4 Enables Performance Optimizations and DLSS Support for God of War

DXVK 1.9.4 Enables Performance Optimizations and DLSS Support for God of War

January 24, 2022January 24, 20220

DXVK 1.9.4 open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download. This release enables performance optimizations and DLSS support for the God of War video game.

DXVK 1.9.3 Released with Improvements for Black Mesa, Crysis 3, and Many Other Games

DXVK 1.9.3 Released with Improvements for Black Mesa, Crysis 3, and Many Other Games

January 11, 2022January 11, 20220

DXVK 1.9.3 open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download. This release brings more improvements for various Windows games playable on Linux.

Latest Steam Client Update Brings PipeWire Desktop Capture on Linux, Reduces Vulkan Pre-Caching Sizes

Latest Steam Client Update Brings PipeWire Desktop Capture on Linux, Reduces Vulkan Pre-Caching Sizes

October 7, 2021October 7, 20210

A new Steam Client stable update is now available for download to reduce the size of Vulkan pre-caching datasets on Linux and bring various other improvements.

DXVK 1.9.2 Improves Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Need For Speed Heat, and Other Games

DXVK 1.9.2 Improves Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Need For Speed Heat, and Other Games

September 20, 2021October 16, 20210

DXVK 1.9.2 Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 9/10/11 for Linux on Wine is now available for download. This release brings improvements and bug fixes for several Windows games.

Mesa 21.2 Released with New Features, Improved Support for Many Games

Mesa 21.2 Released with New Features, Improved Support for Many Games

August 4, 2021August 4, 20210

Mesa 21.2 graphics stack is now available for download with new features, improved support for many games, and various other changes. It’s coming soon to a GNU/Linux distribution near you!

DXVK 1.9.1 Improves Support for Far Cry 5, GTA IV, Risen 3, Roblox, and Other Games

DXVK 1.9.1 Improves Support for Far Cry 5, GTA IV, Risen 3, Roblox, and Other Games

July 26, 2021July 26, 20210

DXVK 1.9.1 open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 on Linux brings better support for several Windows games, including Far Cry 1, Far Cry 5, Roblox, and GTA IV.

DXVK 1.9 Adds Support for Nvidia ShadowLibs Option in Final Fantasy XV, More

DXVK 1.9 Adds Support for Nvidia ShadowLibs Option in Final Fantasy XV, More

June 15, 2021June 15, 20210

DXVK 1.9 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux on Wine improves support for Days Gone, GTA IV, Final Fantasy XIII, Kohan II, NieR Replicant, and other games.

Collabora’s Wayland Driver for Wine Gets Vulkan and  Multi-Monitor Support

Collabora’s Wayland Driver for Wine Gets Vulkan and Multi-Monitor Support

June 7, 2021June 7, 20210

Collabora’s Wayland driver for Wine gets support for the Vulkan graphics API, multi-monitor support, HiDPI support, cursor clipping and relative mouse movement, and Wayland keymap handling.

Collabora Announces PanVk, an Open-Source Vulkan Driver for ARM Mali GPUs

Collabora Announces PanVk, an Open-Source Vulkan Driver for ARM Mali GPUs

March 25, 2021March 25, 20210

Collabora announces PanVk, an open-source Vulkan driver for ARM Mali Bifrost and Midgard GPUs to be included in future Mesa graphics stack branches.

DXVK 1.8 Released with Improvements for Nioh 2, Hitman 3, and F1 2020

DXVK 1.8 Released with Improvements for Nioh 2, Hitman 3, and F1 2020

February 19, 2021February 19, 20210

DXVK 1.8 open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 on Linux/Wine is now available for download with improvements for Nioh 2, Hitman 3, F1 2020, Atelier Ryza 2, and other games.

Steam Client Has a Major Update with Lots of Linux/Vulkan Improvements

Steam Client Has a Major Update with Lots of Linux/Vulkan Improvements

August 30, 2020August 30, 20200

Valve released a new major Steam Client update that brings many improvements for Linux gamers, along with EA Play support, better controller support, and numerous other enhancements and bug fixes.

Nvidia 450.66 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Support for New GPUs, Vulkan Fixes

Nvidia 450.66 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Support for New GPUs, Vulkan Fixes

August 18, 2020August 18, 20200

The Nvidia 450.66 graphics driver for Linux, BSD and Solaris systems is now available for download. This release brings support for several new GPUs and more Vulkan improvements.

Serpent Is an Open-Source Game Framework Focused on 2D Games

Serpent Is an Open-Source Game Framework Focused on 2D Games

February 3, 2020February 3, 20200

Ikey Doherty’s new startup Lispy Snake presents Serpent, an open-source game framework for helping indie game developers create 2D games.

Raspberry Pi Is Getting Vulkan Support

Raspberry Pi Is Getting Vulkan Support

January 31, 2020January 31, 20200

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has started working on implementing support for the Vulkan graphics API to their Raspberry Pi single-board computers.

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