DX12 or Vulkan

[Rockstone]

At start there is an option: DX12 or Vulkan.
Which is better?

[KuroMoonshade]

Vulkan is better. DX12 is MS ♥♥♥♥. Vulkan is the next gen OpenGL if you have the choice than use always Vulkan.

[Tagobert]

No, I dont confirm that for CIV7. With a NV 4090 + 7800X3D and newest driver,s all settings highest, 5120x1440 and FSR3 (DLSS is not available) I got 350 fps with DX12 but only 305 with Vulkan. The image quality is the same so that DX12 has a performance advantage

[Rockstone]

Thank you for the answers
I ran DX12 today and that went fine.

[Razor]

Tagobert eredeti hozzászólása:

No, I dont confirm that for CIV7. With a NV 4090 + 7800X3D and newest driver,s all settings highest, 5120x1440 and FSR3 (DLSS is not available) I got 350 fps with DX12 but only 305 with Vulkan. The image quality is the same so that DX12 has a performance advantage

350 fps, I think that's important....

[Sinner]

I marked the checkbox for not showing this again. Now i want to switch to Vulkan. Do u know how to show this again?!

[Unyubaby]

I tried them both, Vulkan looked better to me. Also turned off upscaling since it was making text look really blurry.

[SLG]

Sinner eredeti hozzászólása:

I marked the checkbox for not showing this again. Now i want to switch to Vulkan. Do u know how to show this again?!

Right click on Civ 7 in your library, then properties, it is in the top tab. There is a drop-down menu.

[Martin]

Rockstone eredeti hozzászólása:

At start there is an option: DX12 or Vulkan.
Which is better?

Dunno, I use Vulcan. Dx can be smoother. But I mean.. Vulkan such a cool name :D

[Sentai Brad]

Currently, it appears DX12 is more stable.

KuroMoonshade eredeti hozzászólása:

Vulkan is better. DX12 is MS ♥♥♥♥. Vulkan is the next gen OpenGL if you have the choice than use always Vulkan.

It's not that simple, almost ever. DX12 being by MS is fine, it's how it's used and implemented. On a general level (painting with a broad stroke here), Vulkan can get better performance with less legwork from the Developers. Technically speaking, DX12 is VASTLY more performant, but requires a lot more time, effort and polish from the developers, and potentially some support from Microsoft if they're a big enough studio.

Each game has different strengths and weaknesses, different requirements for specific hardware, and each dev team has their own strengths and weaknesses too. Vulkan and DX12 can trade performance depending on the game, depending on the team, depending on the platform you're using.

[DadOfTurds]

Vulkan unless your video starts going funky.

[Ichigo]

if you are planning on taking screenshots then choosing DX12 is the better option as Vulkan causes glitches to the screenshot. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3427935251

[JDPUK]

Dutchigo-san eredeti hozzászólása:

if you are planning on taking screenshots then choosing DX12 is the better option as Vulkan causes glitches to the screenshot. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3427935251

I noticed this as well...

[Qoojo]

dx12 runs better for me.

[JDPUK]

Actually you can take screenshots with vulkan just did to test it out, works fine

[Chi]

dx12 crashed my game when im going into a new ear. vulcan fixed it.