Is Dolphin dropping DX12 in favor of Vulkan?

magmarock64 · 05-20-2017, 03:29 AM **#31**

(05-20-2017, 01:43 AM)dephined Wrote: I've always used Dx12 plugin without any issues, for me Vulkas plugin was/is much more bugged
Seems like I will have to use only Ishiruka and abandon master builds

When I switched to Vulkan, I too noticed some weird glitchy behavior in Super Mario Galaxy. I solved this by going into graphics/hacks and setting texture cache accuracy to safe. There was virtually no impact on performance and it fixed the weird glitches. Try it out and see how it goes.

**Helios** · 05-20-2017, 03:30 AM **#32**

If you encounter bugs in Vulkan, can you please record a FIFO log using the FIFO player in the tools menu, put that file in a zip file, and report the bug?

That's the only way we can fix it if we're not able to reproduce it.

magmarock64 · 05-20-2017, 06:02 AM **#33**

(05-20-2017, 03:30 AM)Helios Wrote: If you encounter bugs in Vulkan, can you please record a FIFO log using the FIFO player in the tools menu, put that file in a zip file, and report the bug?

That's the only way we can fix it if we're not able to reproduce it.

Would you be happy with a mp4 recording from shadowplay?

Shuik · 05-20-2017, 06:09 AM **#34**

(05-20-2017, 03:29 AM)magmarock64 Wrote: When I switched to Vulkan, I too noticed some weird glitchy behavior in Super Mario Galaxy. I solved this by going into graphics/hacks and setting texture cache accuracy to safe. There was virtually no impact on performance and it fixed the weird glitches. Try it out and see how it goes.

Vulkan crashes Mario Kart Wii Tongue

**Helios** · 05-20-2017, 06:10 AM **#35**

(05-20-2017, 06:02 AM)magmarock64 Wrote: Would you be happy with a mp4 recording from shadowplay?

no

We can't reproduce bugs with a video.

We need a FIFO.

**JosJuice** · 05-20-2017, 06:15 AM **#36**

(05-20-2017, 06:02 AM)magmarock64 Wrote: Would you be happy with a mp4 recording from shadowplay?

A video just lets us see the bug. A FIFO log lets us re-run the graphics rendering, see what it's doing under the hood, and see if the bug is fixed after making changes. So no, a video generally won't lead to an issue getting fixed.

magmarock64 · 05-20-2017, 06:40 AM **#37**

I just ran a quick test, and I can't seem to reproduce the problem but I'll remember this for the future.

~~Paul12~~ · 05-20-2017, 07:09 AM **#38**

Was Vulkan made for frustrated people who missed the free Windows 10 update ?

**Helios** · 05-20-2017, 07:30 AM **#39**

nope.

**mbc07** · 05-20-2017, 08:05 AM **#40**

A while ago I remember reading that DX12 backend would stay in Dolphin until it became a maintenance burden. Forward back to today, and the backend is now gone but I still haven't seen anything really justifying it's drop as a "maintenance burden" (except perhaps of PR #5343 which still haven't been merged and currently can't as it now have merge conflicts). Am I missing something?