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Vulkan or DirectX on Linux? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 months ago by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I use an AMD card, playing on Bazzite. How and when, do i know when its best to use Vulkan or Directx on linux?

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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the games and their implementation of Vulkan but generally Vulkan is preferable and typically runs much faster.

[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Usually yes, but it doesn't apply to BG3. The vulkan renderer is terribly broken ever since Patch 3.