Difference between Vulkan and DX11?

[ploedman]

Hey,
the only difference I encountered between Vulkan and DX11 is that with DX11 the FPS Cap works compared to Vulkan.

Any other things I miss?

[A Disembodied Intelligence]

When you use Vulkan your computer can read your thoughts in some kind of "mind meld".

[ploedman]

Originally posted by The Sarah:

When you use Vulkan your computer can read your thoughts in some kind of "mind meld".

Damn it! I know it!

[Rusted Metal]

vulkan runs better for me and doesn't experience the issues you are having but dx11 stutters more and hitches. I have seen others say the opposite so it seems very dependent on the computer to which one you should choose.

[katzenkrimis]

What is the difference between Vulkan and DX11?

"Vulkan presents a potential performance increase over DX11 in most cases, though may be slightly less stable for now. We generally recommend you use Vulkan, the default Graphics API. The Vulkan implementation of Baldur's Gate 3 is still in Early Access."

[SomeoneSomewhere]

Originally posted by Rusted Metal:

vulkan runs better for me and doesn't experience the issues you are having but dx11 stutters more and hitches. I have seen others say the opposite so it seems very dependent on the computer to which one you should choose.

I have the same experience, Vulcan has always run better for me. It's always run smoother with better FPS.

The only issue I ever has with vulcan was it would occasionally crash when starting the game (usually after a patch). Once in the game, though, I've never had an issue.

[1337_h4x0r_xXx_deathlord666_xXx]

Originally posted by S0me0neS0mewhere:

Originally posted by Rusted Metal:

vulkan runs better for me and doesn't experience the issues you are having but dx11 stutters more and hitches. I have seen others say the opposite so it seems very dependent on the computer to which one you should choose.

I have the same experience, Vulcan has always run better for me. It's always run smoother with better FPS.

The only issue I ever has with vulcan was it would occasionally crash when starting the game (usually after a patch). Once in the game, though, I've never had an issue.

I noticed some issue with hair for me, when using vulkan, it starts flickering like crazy sometimes. It also tends to crash every now and then. Performance wise I haven't seen a noticable difference.
So it varies from system to system...try both and use whatever works best for you.

[Darrenb209]

You'll mostly find that the more modern your GPU the better Vulkan works and the worse DX11 works. It's basically... DX11 is an old system that's been repeatedly patched to make it work to this day. That naturally leaves issues the newer your system gets. Vulkan is contemporary with DX12 and was designed from the ground up for things that modern systems have like multithreading and various other features instead of having those patched into an older system.

In terms of this specific game, which works better will come down to your own hardware, but in general Vulkan is much better than DX11 and about the same/slightly better than 12.

[Metallicus]

What do I do if both of them work equally well?

[lazarusblack]

I find in the handful of other games that offer Vulkan and DX options, that I prefer DX. Vulkan is good for getting better performance but if your hardware is already upto the task, you are better off going with DX.

[nyanko]

Much sharper in DX11 on my end. So I've been sticking to it so far.

[1337_h4x0r_xXx_deathlord666_xXx]

Originally posted by Metallicus:

What do I do if both of them work equally well?

You have to alternate between them every 30 minutes

[Zyr]

Dx11 looks sharper, but vulkan somehow looks more real, I don't know how to explain, something with how it blurs the picture. In screenshots they look almost the same with blurrier textures in vulkan. Dx11 runs better currently though on nvidia at least.

[LeftPaw]

Vulkan is best for AMD, DX11 best for Nvidia.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

Vulkan is best for AMD, DX11 best for Nvidia.

I use Vulkan on max graphic settings using a RTX 3060ti OC. The game is very stable and looks great. Not blurry at all, as it is for some.

[EricHVela]

What I find weird is that there was some EA release where Vulkan was reported to cause problems, but I didn't have those issues.

Then again, I use Studio drivers because GameReady driver cause instability in development environments where we punish the processors with all kinds of extra stuff that should never make it into release. (I was the only one of our group who was able to play Jedi Survivor without any issues from day 1. Frustrating for me all the same when nobody else could play. One might think that EA/Respawn released a developer's build instead.)