Why is Vulkan even an option? It always crashes.

[Ravnhood]

Since early access, Vulkan has been unstable or unusable. Why is it still an option in the launcher?
Is anyone out there exclusively playing BG3 using Vulkan api? If so, what hardware are you using?

I'm running
7900xt
i5 12600k
32 gb ddr4 3200mhz

[Ultima]

Originally posted by Blackbird DK:

Since early access, Vulkan has been unstable or unusable. Why is it still an option in the launcher?
Is anyone out there exclusively playing BG3 using Vulkan api? If so, what hardware are you using?

I've been using it exclusively until just now. 5950x, 3080, 32GB, PCIE. 4.0 NVME.

[Mr. Hanky]

works great for me, nvidia gtx 1060

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Which has been more stable - dx11 or Vulkan - has varied depending upon the patch, for me.

I've been using Vulkan since launch, and it's worked just fine. No problems with it.

[Ravnhood]

Originally posted by Pan Darius Loveless:

Which has been more stable - dx11 or Vulkan - has varied depending upon the patch, for me.

I've been using Vulkan since launch, and it's worked just fine. No problems with it.

What hardware have you been using?

[Razamanaz]

Never tried Dx11. Been using Vulcan from the start with no problems.

I9 10900k
RTX 3080
32 GB DDR4

[BadMonkey]

Running i7 / 1060 SSC and I switch between the two to determine which is better per game

[dodger]

It's crashed total of 3 times for me. And only one of those happened after Patch 3. None so far with Patch 4

[Ravnhood]

Not enough samples yet, but it seems like Nvidia gpus aren't having the same crashes with Vulkan as AMD cards are, which is weird.

[LArc7thHeaven]

Problem with vulkan is the extra throttling that make your gpu extra hot compared to dx11. Might be related with heat issue

[wendigo211]

The main thing for me was HDR wasn't working in Vulkan (not sure if it's working now). Apart from that I did have some issues with Vulkan and a couple of alt-tab crashes I didn't have with DX11. I definitely find the game is more stable in DX11.

[LordOfTheBread]

It does not crash gor me, hence why it is an option.

I know that's weird but you do not represent the community as a whole.

[Ravnhood]

Originally posted by LordOfTheBread:

It does not crash gor me, hence why it is an option.

I know that's weird but you do not represent the community as a whole.

What hardware are you running with?

[LordOfTheBread]

Originally posted by Blackbird DK:

Originally posted by LordOfTheBread:

It does not crash gor me, hence why it is an option.

I know that's weird but you do not represent the community as a whole.

What hardware are you running with?

Ann all AMD system, Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB of DDR 3200 and a RX 6700XT

[Moonbane]

I use vulkan all the time and got nvdia, no crash issues.

[mrauseti]

It all depends on your rig. Not everyone has yours.