What is "Vulkan"???

[dannysgbb]

Im trying to run benchmarks on "vulkan" and it just crashes instantly. What is "vulkan" and how do i stop benchmarks from crashing on them because the only thing i can use is "openGL"

 

[Math Geek]

vulkan is like opengl and directx. it's another language a program can use to talk to a gpu.

it may be crashing if you don't have vulcan installed. if you do have it, then try uninstalling and reinstalling it. updating to newest version may also be a solution. it's possible the benchmark is trying to use a newer version of vulkan than you have installed.

 

[dannysgbb]

vulkan is like opengl and directx. it's another language a program can use to talk to a gpu.

it may be crashing if you don't have vulcan installed. if you do have it, then try uninstalling and reinstalling it. updating to newest version may also be a solution. it's possible the benchmark is trying to use a newer version of vulkan than you have installed.

Can you please send me a link to it?. thanks.

 

[Math Geek]

middle of the page is download links. depends on type of gpu you have to what you click on

https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/

 

[TJ Hooker]

middle of the page is download links. depends on type of gpu you have to what you click on

https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/

Those are Vulkan SDK downloads. They're for developing using Vulkan, and not what the OP needs.

@dannysgbb what GPU do you have? What OS and drivers?

 

[dannysgbb]

middle of the page is download links. depends on type of gpu you have to what you click on

https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/

are theses drivers differant to my normal drivers?

 

[Math Geek]

middle of the page is download links. depends on type of gpu you have to what you click on

https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/

Those are Vulkan SDK downloads. They're for developing using Vulkan, and not what the OP needs.

@dannysgbb what GPU do you have? What OS and drivers?

lol, yah sorry but that. wrong bookmark.

tj got the right idea. amd and nvidia host them on their sites. and yes they are different than your gpu drivers. they are just like opengl and directx. separate programs that a game can be written in. the gpu needs each installed if you want to run something written in it.

 

[dannysgbb]

middle of the page is download links. depends on type of gpu you have to what you click on

https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/

Those are Vulkan SDK downloads. They're for developing using Vulkan, and not what the OP needs.

@dannysgbb what GPU do you have? What OS and drivers?

I have windows 10 64 bit pro and i have a gtx 960

 

[Math Geek]

sorry bout the first link. here is the nvidia driver package that includes vulkan.

https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver

keep in mind that this is an AMD product and nvidia is not fully supporting the api as of now. performance may not be that good.

 

[dannysgbb]

sorry bout the first link. here is the nvidia driver package that includes vulkan.

https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver

keep in mind that this is an AMD product and nvidia is not fully supporting the api as of now. performance may not be that good.

should i uninstall the drivers i have now and then install those drivers on the link you just sent me?

 

[boju]

Vulkan is the successor and meant to replace opengl but opengl is still being used for now catering for older gpus not supported.

http://vulkan.gpuinfo.org search your gpu.

Vulkan support from GTX 6xx and Radeon HD 7xxx series with appropriate driver versions.

GTX 9xx series is supported, the normal driver package from Nvidia includes Vulkan components, no need to install it seperate.


Just reinstall the latest drivers again

 

[dannysgbb]

Vulkan is the successor and meant to replace opengl but opengl is still being used for now catering for older gpus not supported.

http://vulkan.gpuinfo.org search your gpu.

Vulkan support from GTX 6xx and Radeon HD 7xxx series with appropriate driver versions.

GTX 9xx series is supported, the normal driver package from Nvidia includes Vulkan components, no need to install it seperate.


Just reinstall the latest drivers again

I have a AMD a10 7890k and a GTX 960 what drivers do i need? Can you send me the link?

 

[Math Geek]

go to this page and out your gpu info into it and it'll give you the driver package

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us