AMD Adrenalin Edition Driver Adds Hitman 3 RT & Sniper Elite 5 Support

24-05-2022 by
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The new Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 drivers unlock Hitman 3 ray tracing on Radeon 6000-series GPUs, pre-release optimisations for Sniper Elite 5 and support for new Vulkan API extensions.

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AMD, Radeon, drivers, SAM, Vulkan

The Khronos Group Release Vulkan 1.3 API Specification

26-01-2022 by
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A public roadmap for Vulkan is also being developed, defining deliverable milestones that describe features necessary for the API in the future.

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Khronos Group, Vulkan, API

NVIDIA to Transition SLI Support to Native Game Integrations

21-09-2020 by
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Future titles will need to take advantage of the tools available in Vulkan and DirectX 12 to implement multi-GPU operation, rather than rely on driver-level support.

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nvidia, geforce rtx 30-series, rtx 3080, rtx 3090, SLI, vulkan, directx 12

AMD Issues Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.3.1 Driver

20-03-2020 by
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Latest update to the RSAE 2020 package includes optimisations for DOOM Eternal, Half Life: Alyx and additional Vulkan API function support.

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AMD, Radeon, drivers, Vulkan

The Khronos Group Announce Ratification & Release Of Vulkan Ray Tracing

18-03-2020 by
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The industry's first open and cross-platform standard for ray tracing acceleration is now available to stakeholders as an alternative to Microsoft's DXR implementation.

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Khronos Group, Vulkan, ray tracing, API

Bethesda Detail DOOM Eternal PC System Requirements

11-03-2020 by
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Breakdown outlines the requirements for various play experiences from 1080p60 Low up to 4K60 fps Ultra.

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Bethesda, gaming, PC requirements, Vulkan

NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver Issued Addressing RDR2 & Shadow of the Tomb Raider Instability

20-11-2019 by
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The GeForce Hotfix Driver 441.34 is based on Game Ready Driver 441.20, and is intended to improve in-game stability for RDR2 an Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

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NVIDIA, drivers, vulkan, directx12

Vulkan To Replace OpenGL In No Man's Sky Game Engine Overhaul

16-04-2019 by
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Game engine overhaul will mean the low-level graphics API's adoption over two years after No Man Sky's initial launch date.

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No Man's Sky, gaming, hello games, vulkan

Basemark's GPU 1.1 Benchmark To Launch Nov. 27th

26-11-2018 by
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Updated GPU benchmark from Basemark will support Vulkan and DirectX 12 rendering options for direct comparison.

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Basemark, benchmarking, DirectX 12, Vulkan, OpenGL, Android, Linux

Khronos Group Releases Vulkan 1.1 Specification

07-03-2018 by
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Consortium of software developers and hardware manufacturers have issued spec. version 1.1 of the Vulkan API, including many developer-requested features.

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Khronos Group, Vulkan

Vulkan Is Now Available For DOOM

11-07-2016 by
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Bethesda and Id announced today that Vulkan support is now available on DOOM. Vulkan my unlock added performance on supported graphics cards.

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Bethesda, DOOM, Id, Vulkan, AMD, NVIDIA, Pascal, Polaris

Khronos Releases Vulkan 1.0 Specification

16-02-2016 by
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Royalty-free, open-standard API specification finally sees publication follow a two-month delay, complete with driver support from some of the worlds leading hardware manufacturers.

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Khronos Group, Vulkan, NVIDIA, AMD, Intel

AMD RTG To Publish Radeon Software Driver Beta Alongside Release Of Vulkan 1.0 Spec.

16-02-2016 by
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Final ratification of the Vulkan 1.0 specification by Khronos Group will trigger the beta driver launch, capitalising on AMD's experience developing Mantle.

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AMD, Khronos Group, Vulkan, mantle, drivers

Basemark Broadens Benchmarking Portfolio With Vulkan Perf. Test

16-11-2015 by
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New benchmarking tool, due for formal release in Q2-2016, will unify graphics performance testing on mobile and desktop graphics platforms compatible with the Vulkan graphics API.

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Basemark, Vulkan, benchmarking