Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) was one of the early companies that announced DirectX 12 support, but the company has changed its mind on that API. Instead of using Microsoft's DX12, Star Citizen will use ...
After installing the massive game that is Baldur’s Gate 3 and then opening it up, you’ll be faced with your first dilemma of the game — should I use DirectX 11 or Vulkan as your choice of graphics API ...
You may have noticed while you're launching BG3 in the Larian Launcher that you're given a choice on whether or not to launch the game using Vulkan or DirectX 11. If you're unsure what these mean or ...
Since it launched in 2016, Vulkan has been positioned as a DirectX killer. It’s been a slow start, but the open software interface has gained a lot of momentum over the past six years, showing up in ...
Baldur's Gate 3 is now out on PC. The game supports two APIs: Vulkan and Microsoft's DirectX 11. Since the difference between these two libraries isn't clear, many gamers are confused about what this ...
Futuremark has released a new segment of its popular 3DMark graphics testing suite called "API Overhead". The goal is simple: establish which CPU+GPU+API combination offers the best possible ...
Over the last few years, numerous video games have started offering players the option of switching between graphics APIs for better compatibility and smoother performance. Baldur’s Gate 3 is no ...
Recently, you may have noticed an ever-present flow of stories surrounding OpenGL and OpenGL ES successor Vulkan, a new low-level API from non-profit consortium the Kronos Group. Most notably, we ...
The best choice of Graphics API comes down to two key factors: how old your graphics card is and what kind of visual experience you want to have. In general, DirectX 11 is the best choice for anyone ...