vkd3d-proton
A translation layer that runs Direct3D 12 games on Vulkan, used as Proton's D3D12 implementation.
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About vkd3d-proton
vkd3d-proton is a fork of VKD3D that serves as the development branch for Proton's Direct3D 12 support. It translates Direct3D 12 calls from Windows games into Vulkan, so those games can run under Wine and Proton on Linux.
Steam users get it automatically through Proton. It can also be built and installed into a Wine prefix by hand, which suits people who manage their own Wine setups or want to test newer builds.
Strengths
- Core of Direct3D 12 support in Proton
- Actively developed, with thousands of commits
- Can be installed into custom Wine prefixes
Limitations
- Needs a Vulkan-capable GPU and driver
- Manual installation outside Proton is aimed at technical users
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Hans-Kristian Arntzen and the vkd3d-proton contributors
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux gamers running Direct3D 12 Windows games through Wine or Proton
- Categories
- Gaming tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
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Wine
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ProtonUp-Qt
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