Is the Vulkan API better for anyone than DX?
" Interesting, I have not experienced that. Is it a known issue for others? Anyway for me, Vulkan has better performance. The cost is glitchy areas, which for the most part have not been terrible. However I do not have much problem with DX on my setup. A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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Vulkan >DX
GPU RTX2060 CPU xeon 5687 sever mobo 24 gb ram ssd |
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Slightly worse fps shaved off the top but more stable fps. Overall a good change.
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I use dx at leaguestart because I need to logout macro for faster reset zones / faster leveling. Using logout macro while using Vulkan have a high chance of crashing my game.
I switched to vulkan later, but I just tried dx after the recent patch and it's just so smooth. I am probably not going to use Vulkan again. [3.9]Hasunic's Toxic Rain Trickster: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2712106 [3.7]Voidforge Flicker Strike Slayer: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2532214 [3.7]Oni-Goroshi Fire Vaal Reave Zerker: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2583978 Last edited by Hasunic#5732 on Sep 12, 2020, 5:24:08 PM
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before patch i play Vulcan but can play DX too atm i can play onli Vulcan DX have huge spike even if i just stay in hideout but what i see before patch my CPU load for 5-20% on maps on some juicy it go 30-40 after patch game load my CPU up to 80-90% not all time but it can happend and i have 8 core 16 thread so yes i dont love this patch at all
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Vulkan is absolutely awesome on my laptop with a low-end Nvidia card. I was considering either buying a new laptop or quitting POE completely. Vulkan got rid of the stuttering gameplay and the huge lag on Delirium encounters.
I guess that's what it is, awesome on low end machines, not so great on gaming rigs. I used to have a big gaming rig, but I prefer playing in the living room on a laptop, and this Vulkan renderer just makes it possible. |
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Saw this thread and realized I've had vulkan on since they released the option.
I've switched between Vulkan and DX11 now a couple of times, running the same map and closing / restarting POE. Vulkan seems to run noticeably smoother for me, less FPS dips and the loading as I leap around maps more consistent. Edit; This is on 3440x1440, 2080ti, I7 @ 5ghz. Last edited by Bleu42#4018 on Sep 13, 2020, 3:57:21 AM
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I don't even try dx11 anymore. Vulkan is smooth enough.
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Sometimes i load up the game with Vulkan and at the login poe wants me to go to my email address to retreive the code to unlock my account. I don't know why it happens so frequently... . Maybe its because of the way my internet is setup or maybe really some 3rd party tries every week to log into my account (which i highly doubt).
Regardless, i alt tab and the game crashes my pc to blue screen regularly and i just play something else. I can't be bothered. How much time and money was sunk into poe this far and the game bluescreens me at the login. You have to remember to chase and catch your dreams, because if you don't, your imagination will live in empty spaces, and that's nowhere land. Last edited by stevich#7229 on Sep 13, 2020, 5:23:49 AM
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Works great on my Radeon 5500 xt. No noticeable difference. Game runs smooth. Don't care about numbers.
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