DXVK 3.0 Released: New Shader Compiler, Lower Memory Usage, Vulkan 1.4 Required
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Bobby Borisov
Summary
DXVK 3.0 has been released as a major update to the Direct3D-to-Vulkan translation layer used by Linux gamers through Wine/Proton. The key change is adopting dxbc-spirv for shader compilation, replacing previous shader translation code and fixing previously unresolvable rendering issues. The new compiler produces more compact SPIR-V code, reducing memory usage in some games. The update also includes D3D9 improvements and now requires Vulkan 1.4-ready drivers.
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Twitter / XDXVK 3.0 Released: New Shader Compiler, Lower Memory Usage, Vulkan 1.4 Requiredlinuxiac.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe primary change is the adoption of dxbc-spirv for shader compilation.
This replaces the previous shader translation code for all supported models and resolves rendering issues that were previously unfixable.
The new compiler generates more compact SPIR-V code, reducing DXVK's memory usage in some games.
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