Heads up Vulkan fans, The Talos Principle beta has been updated to include the Vulkan build for Linux gamers to test out.
They also have a new OpenGL fix in:
Nice to see major games testing open drivers!
See their forum post about it here.
I haven't been able to run any tests yet as the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan borked my PC earlier during install, so I'm not brave enough to try that again. It didn't launch on SteamOS either (likely due to the above quoted bit).
It's probably going to be weeks before Nvidia release a stable driver update with Vulkan in it, so I will be holding off on my main PC until they do.
Feel free to share your results in the comments. You can grab the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan here (355.00.27), but be warned, it could break your Linux install. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
QuoteOn Linux, it may be necessary to switch to Vulkan via +gfx_strAPI "VLK" command line parameter, as dynamic switching via menus may cause issues. Also, it is recommended to delete Talos.ini file from UserData folder prior to starting the game with Vulkan for the first time on Linux. The path should look something like this:
/home/[user]/Steam/userdata/[userid]/257510/local/Talos.ini
They also have a new OpenGL fix in:
Quote- Fixed shader issues with open source OpenGL drivers on Linux.
Nice to see major games testing open drivers!
See their forum post about it here.
I haven't been able to run any tests yet as the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan borked my PC earlier during install, so I'm not brave enough to try that again. It didn't launch on SteamOS either (likely due to the above quoted bit).
It's probably going to be weeks before Nvidia release a stable driver update with Vulkan in it, so I will be holding off on my main PC until they do.
Feel free to share your results in the comments. You can grab the Nvidia Beta driver with Vulkan here (355.00.27), but be warned, it could break your Linux install. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I have the following results on my machine:
GTX 980 (Gigabyte G1 Gaming)
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
16GB RAM
res: 2560x1440
Vulkan:
18:12:17 INF: - benchmark results -
18:12:17 INF:
18:12:17 INF: Duration: 193.5 seconds (13383 frames)
18:12:17 INF: Average: 69.2 FPS (72.4 w/o extremes)
18:12:17 INF: Extremes: 225.5 max, 0.2 min
18:12:17 INF: Sections: AI=11%, physics=3%, sound=2%, scene=41%, shadows=13%, misc=29%
18:12:17 INF: Lows: 34 in 9.2 seconds (3.7 FPS)
18:12:17 INF: 30-60 FPS: 30%
18:12:17 INF: > 60 FPS: 69%
OpneGL:
18:16:37 INF: - benchmark results -
18:16:37 INF:
18:16:37 INF: Duration: 190.4 seconds (13818 frames)
18:16:37 INF: Average: 72.6 FPS (76.0 w/o extremes)
18:16:37 INF: Extremes: 263.1 max, 0.4 min
18:16:37 INF: Sections: AI=10%, physics=3%, sound=2%, scene=53%, shadows=19%, misc=12%
18:16:37 INF: Lows: 76 in 9.6 seconds (7.9 FPS)
18:16:37 INF: 30-60 FPS: 18%
18:16:37 INF: > 60 FPS: 81%
Last edited by spjoe on 21 February 2016 at 5:24 pm UTC
GTX 980 (Gigabyte G1 Gaming)
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
16GB RAM
res: 2560x1440
Vulkan:
18:12:17 INF: - benchmark results -
18:12:17 INF:
18:12:17 INF: Duration: 193.5 seconds (13383 frames)
18:12:17 INF: Average: 69.2 FPS (72.4 w/o extremes)
18:12:17 INF: Extremes: 225.5 max, 0.2 min
18:12:17 INF: Sections: AI=11%, physics=3%, sound=2%, scene=41%, shadows=13%, misc=29%
18:12:17 INF: Lows: 34 in 9.2 seconds (3.7 FPS)
18:12:17 INF: 30-60 FPS: 30%
18:12:17 INF: > 60 FPS: 69%
OpneGL:
18:16:37 INF: - benchmark results -
18:16:37 INF:
18:16:37 INF: Duration: 190.4 seconds (13818 frames)
18:16:37 INF: Average: 72.6 FPS (76.0 w/o extremes)
18:16:37 INF: Extremes: 263.1 max, 0.4 min
18:16:37 INF: Sections: AI=10%, physics=3%, sound=2%, scene=53%, shadows=19%, misc=12%
18:16:37 INF: Lows: 76 in 9.6 seconds (7.9 FPS)
18:16:37 INF: 30-60 FPS: 18%
18:16:37 INF: > 60 FPS: 81%
Last edited by spjoe on 21 February 2016 at 5:24 pm UTC
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For an early beta with beta drivers, this actually looks very good to me. Give them some time, and if they can use the new multithread system to its potential, we will see better numbers for Vulkan.
Best thing about that all, is that some devs care at all for us Linux folks. And for that, I'm more than glad.
Best thing about that all, is that some devs care at all for us Linux folks. And for that, I'm more than glad.
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TacoDeBoss Mar 6, 2016
For me, with GTX 780 Ti, i7-3770k, 16 GB RAM, Ubuntu 16.04, NVIDIA 355.00.29
(No AA)
Vulkan:
Duration: 59.0 seconds (7067 frames)
23:33:07 INF: Average: 119.8 FPS (124.4 w/o extremes)
23:33:07 INF: Extremes: 233.4 max, 4.6 min
23:33:07 INF: Sections: AI=8%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=64%, shadows=16%, misc=8%
23:33:07 INF: Lows: 53 in 2.6 seconds (20.0 FPS)
23:33:07 INF: > 60 FPS: 99%
OpenGL:
Duration: 58.9 seconds (5163 frames)
23:36:27 INF: Average: 87.6 FPS (93.3 w/o extremes)
23:36:27 INF: Extremes: 191.0 max, 3.8 min
23:36:27 INF: Sections: AI=6%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=63%, shadows=22%, misc=6%
23:36:27 INF: Lows: 89 in 4.6 seconds (19.5 FPS)
23:36:27 INF: < 20 FPS: 1%
23:36:27 INF: 30-60 FPS: 9%
23:36:27 INF: > 60 FPS: 91%
Very exciting!!
(No AA)
Vulkan:
Duration: 59.0 seconds (7067 frames)
23:33:07 INF: Average: 119.8 FPS (124.4 w/o extremes)
23:33:07 INF: Extremes: 233.4 max, 4.6 min
23:33:07 INF: Sections: AI=8%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=64%, shadows=16%, misc=8%
23:33:07 INF: Lows: 53 in 2.6 seconds (20.0 FPS)
23:33:07 INF: > 60 FPS: 99%
OpenGL:
Duration: 58.9 seconds (5163 frames)
23:36:27 INF: Average: 87.6 FPS (93.3 w/o extremes)
23:36:27 INF: Extremes: 191.0 max, 3.8 min
23:36:27 INF: Sections: AI=6%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=63%, shadows=22%, misc=6%
23:36:27 INF: Lows: 89 in 4.6 seconds (19.5 FPS)
23:36:27 INF: < 20 FPS: 1%
23:36:27 INF: 30-60 FPS: 9%
23:36:27 INF: > 60 FPS: 91%
Very exciting!!
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Hi friends
I have these results and Vulkan performs better. Using 16Gb ram.
05:22:19 INF: Gfx API: Vulkan
05:22:19 INF: Resolution: 1920 x 1080
05:22:19 INF: Vendor: nVidia (0x10DE)
05:22:19 INF: Driver: Vulkan (0x1380)
05:22:19 INF: Renderer: GTX 750 Ti
05:22:19 INF: Version: 1488979776
05:26:00 INF: - benchmark results -
05:26:00 INF:
05:26:00 INF: Duration: 183.6 seconds (17494 frames)
05:26:00 INF: Average: 95.3 FPS (97.7 w/o extremes)
05:26:00 INF: Extremes: 563.7 max, 28.3 min
05:26:00 INF: Sections: AI=7%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=68%, shadows=14%, misc=7%
05:26:00 INF: Highs: 956 in 6.9 seconds (138.6 FPS)
05:26:00 INF: Lows: 2000 in 27.8 seconds (71.8 FPS)
05:26:00 INF: 30-60 FPS: 1%
05:26:00 INF: > 60 FPS: 99%
05:07:11 INF: Gfx API: OpenGL
05:07:11 INF: Resolution: 1920 x 1080
05:07:11 INF: Vendor: nVidia (0x10DE)
05:07:11 INF: Driver: NVIDIA Corporation (0x1380)
05:07:11 INF: Renderer: GeForce GTX 750 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
05:07:11 INF: Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 355.00.29
05:10:35 INF: - benchmark results -
05:10:35 INF:
05:10:35 INF: Duration: 183.6 seconds (14788 frames)
05:10:35 INF: Average: 80.6 FPS (84.7 w/o extremes)
05:10:35 INF: Extremes: 604.6 max, 27.8 min
05:10:35 INF: Sections: AI=6%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=75%, shadows=12%, misc=5%
05:10:35 INF: Highs: 1700 in 13.9 seconds (121.9 FPS)
05:10:35 INF: Lows: 2097 in 39.8 seconds (52.7 FPS)
05:10:35 INF: 30-60 FPS: 11%
05:10:35 INF: > 60 FPS: 89%
I have these results and Vulkan performs better. Using 16Gb ram.
05:22:19 INF: Gfx API: Vulkan
05:22:19 INF: Resolution: 1920 x 1080
05:22:19 INF: Vendor: nVidia (0x10DE)
05:22:19 INF: Driver: Vulkan (0x1380)
05:22:19 INF: Renderer: GTX 750 Ti
05:22:19 INF: Version: 1488979776
05:26:00 INF: - benchmark results -
05:26:00 INF:
05:26:00 INF: Duration: 183.6 seconds (17494 frames)
05:26:00 INF: Average: 95.3 FPS (97.7 w/o extremes)
05:26:00 INF: Extremes: 563.7 max, 28.3 min
05:26:00 INF: Sections: AI=7%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=68%, shadows=14%, misc=7%
05:26:00 INF: Highs: 956 in 6.9 seconds (138.6 FPS)
05:26:00 INF: Lows: 2000 in 27.8 seconds (71.8 FPS)
05:26:00 INF: 30-60 FPS: 1%
05:26:00 INF: > 60 FPS: 99%
05:07:11 INF: Gfx API: OpenGL
05:07:11 INF: Resolution: 1920 x 1080
05:07:11 INF: Vendor: nVidia (0x10DE)
05:07:11 INF: Driver: NVIDIA Corporation (0x1380)
05:07:11 INF: Renderer: GeForce GTX 750 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
05:07:11 INF: Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 355.00.29
05:10:35 INF: - benchmark results -
05:10:35 INF:
05:10:35 INF: Duration: 183.6 seconds (14788 frames)
05:10:35 INF: Average: 80.6 FPS (84.7 w/o extremes)
05:10:35 INF: Extremes: 604.6 max, 27.8 min
05:10:35 INF: Sections: AI=6%, physics=2%, sound=1%, scene=75%, shadows=12%, misc=5%
05:10:35 INF: Highs: 1700 in 13.9 seconds (121.9 FPS)
05:10:35 INF: Lows: 2097 in 39.8 seconds (52.7 FPS)
05:10:35 INF: 30-60 FPS: 11%
05:10:35 INF: > 60 FPS: 89%
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