Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/gami…
#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #DXVK #Proton #LinuxGaming
You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A future Wine release could use Zink to run OpenGL via Vulkan gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/a-fu…
#Wine #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenSource #Vulkan #OpenGL
A new Wine merge request has been opened that is very interesting, as it could change the way Wine work with OpenGL to make it use Vulkan.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/d7vk…
#Linux #Wine #Proton #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK
D7VK v1.6 is another impressive sounding release for the Direct3D 3, 5, 6 7 to Vulkan translation layer bringing further compatibility improvements for Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK version 1.4 bringing further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/d7vk…
#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK #DXVK
Even more improvements have arrived for D7VK that brings Direct3D 5, 6 and 7 via Vulkan for use with Wine / Proton in version 1.4.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa…
#AMD #Linux #RADV #Vulkan #Mesa #OpenSource
Mesa 25.3.6 has released and is the last planned bug fix for this driver series, with the developers now moving on to focus on Mesa 26 and beyond.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for the Vibrant Visuals update gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mine…
#Minecraft #Vulkan #Gaming #PCGaming
Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Khronos Group celebrate 25 years of open standards gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-…
#OpenGL #Vulkan #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming
The Khronos Group have released a series of videos today to celebrate 25 years of open standards like OpenGL, Vulkan and more.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulk…
#Vulkan #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS #DirectX
We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even…
#AMD #Linux #RADV #Vulkan #Mesa #OpenSource
Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk…
#Linux #Wine #Proton #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D
Entering the land of what the developer calls diminishing returns, D7VK version 1.2 has rolled out delivering a bunch of Direct3D 6 improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa…
#AMD #Linux #RADV #Vulkan #Mesa #OpenSource
One thing currently a bit lacking on Linux is the performance of ray tracing with the open source Mesa RADV driver, but a big improvement is coming.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk…
#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK #DXVK
The D7VK project for providing Direct3D 7 support on Linux with Wine / Proton has expanded in the version 1.1 release to add experimental Direct3D 6 support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/vulk…
#Linux #Wine #Proton #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D
Bringing more classic gaming goodies with the Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7, D7VK 1.0 is out now for Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/d7vk…
#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK #DXVK
We've have DXVK and VKD3D-Proton for various versions of Direct3D on Linux, but now it seems we're also getting Direct3D 7 as well.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NVIDIA DLSS support in progress for NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/nvid…
#OpenSource #NVIDIA #Vulkan #DLSS #Linux #LinuxGaming #Mesa
This is pretty big and exciting, the open source NVK driver for NVIDIA GPUs is on a path towards getting NVIDIA DLSS support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Stress-testing app OCCT switches to Vulkan by default dropping DirectX gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stre…
#OCCT #Linux #Vulkan #Gaming #PCGaming
The popular stress-testing app OCCT recently landed on Steam, and the first major update here swaps DirectX for Vulkan by default.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.7 released with performance improvements and Intel support upgrades gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/dire…
#DXVK #Vulkan #Proton #OpenSource #Linux
DXVK v2.7 was released over the weekend with lots of improvements for the Direct3D to Vulkan layer. Here's what's new and improved.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A Hat in Time gets a surprise update with DirectX 12 and Vulkan support gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/a-ha…
#AHatinTime #Gaming #Vulkan #SteamDeck #PCGaming
The much loved 3D platformer A Hat in Time just got a surprise patch to update the game for newer graphics APIs.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vulkan API developers try to address some developer frustrations with a new extension gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/vulk…
#Vulkan #GameDev #Linux #OpenSource
Vulkan has been out for around 9 years now, and The Khronos Group continue tweaking it for developers to remove frustrations.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.6.2 released gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/dire…
#DXVK #Linux #LinuxGaming #Proton #Vulkan
The latest release of the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer has been released, with version 2.6.2 bringing assorted improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Khronos Group announce the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/khro…
Another expansion of the Vulkan graphics API has arrived with the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Historical strategy game Old World switches to Vulkan for Linux / Steam Deck
gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/hist…
#OldWorld #4X #Linux #Vulkan #SteamDeck
Mohawk Games continue releasing some pretty big updates to their Civilization like game Old World, with the latest aiming to fix up lots of issues and improve performance.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa 25.1 will default to Zink+NVK instead of the old Nouveau OpenGL driver for NVIDIA on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/mesa…
#Linux #NVIDIA #Mesa #OpenSource #Vulkan #OpenGL
Time for a bit of modernisation. With the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release, Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand announced a big change for NVIDIA GPU users. If you're not using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, that is.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.2 brings fixes for Alpha Protocol, The Sims 2, Borderlands 2 and more gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/dire…
#DXVK #Linux #Proton #OpenSource #Vulkan
Another bug fixes release is out for DXVK (v2.5.2), the project that translates Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan. It's a big part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Linux so nicely.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan project VKD3D-Proton v2.14 out now with various performance improvements gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/dire…
#Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #OpenSource #Vulkan
VKD3D-Proton v2.14 is now available bringing various improvements to the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer that's used by Valve's Proton for running Windows games on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vulkan API 1.4 released with new required extensions, better 8K rendering gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/vulk…
The Khronos Group have today announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 API specification, with various changes and improvements for game and application developers.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5 released with rewritten memory management gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/dire…
#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D
Another big release of the Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer (used by Proton) has been released. With DXVK v2.5 bringing rewritten resource and memory management.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Microsoft embraces more open standards with DirectX 12 adopting SPIR-V gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/micr…
Quite a big surprise, but truly a welcome one, and a great one for game developers. Microsoft are moving more towards open standards by adopting SPIR-V for DirectX.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Honeykrisp is a new conformant Linux Vulkan driver for Apple M1 gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/hone…
Apple M1 support on Linux is about to take another leap forwards, with the introduction of the open source Honeykrisp Vulkan driver.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NVK driver gets DRM Format Modifiers to work with Gamescope in Mesa 24.1 gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/nvk-…
#NVIDIA #Linux #Vulkan #OpenSource
Just recently NVK, the open source Nvidia Vulkan driver, merged in a new Vulkan extension that is rather important and means it will work properly with Gamescope.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Zink driver startup time squashed with new patches gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/zink…
Developer Mike Blumenkrantz is once again blogging about working on the Zink driver, and this time a nice optimization is on the way for startup times.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
AMD FSR 3.1 announced with Vulkan support, upscaling quality improvements gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/amd-…
During GDC, AMD announced the latest big upgrade to come for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution with version 3.1 planned to launch in Q2 2024.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation library vkd3d v1.11 released gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/wine…
While Valve continue pushing forward for gamers with VKD3D-Proton, the Wine team continue building up their own separate Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation library with a new release out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine pulls in code to eliminate a Vulkan performance issue for wow64 gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/wine…
Wine is about to get just that little bit sweeter, with new code recently merged into the project that should work around a performance issue with Vulkan.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware in Mesa, NVK, is now ready for prime time gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/open…
The future of NVIDIA hardware on Linux is here with the open source Vulkan driver NVK in Mesa, as there's now a Merge Request to have it shipped by default.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NVIDIA open source driver to use NVK + Zink for OpenGL on newer GPUs gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/nvid…
A recent merge request on the Mesa Git repository added the initial support for allowing drivers to chose Zink as the translation layer for handling OpenGL.nwildner (GamingOnLinux)
Cross-platform development library SDL3 gets a Vulkan Renderer and camera API gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/cros…
#GameDev #FOSS #OpenSource #Vulkan #SDL
With development work ongoing for SDL3, some recent exciting improvements include a Vulkan Render backend and a camera API.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Team Fortress 2 has a 64bit and Vulkan update for Linux in testing gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/team…
Valve are still updating Team Fortress 2 (TF2), and a bigger technical update is currently in the works that will bring 64bit and Vulkan support to the Linux version.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GPU Reshape is a fancy new open source tool for developers gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/gpu-…
#FOSS #OpenSource #GameDev #Vulkan
A fresh announcement for developers today is GPU Reshape, a free and open source tool that could be really useful for game developers working with Vulkan and DirectX 12 to deal with potentially undefined behaviour.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Ray-Tracing performance uplift coming to the AMD RADV Linux graphics driver gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/ray-…
The open source AMD RADV Vulkan driver is set to get some nice looking performance improvements for Ray-Tracing, which should release along with Mesa 24.0.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
