Could someone explain Vulkan to me please

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Hi

I have an i7 4790k and a GTX 1080 and I'm experiencing high usage in new big games, like BF1.

I have been looking online and apparently direct 12 lowers the demand on the CPU as it is more efficient but only Windows 10 has that because of Microsofts marketing strat.

Some people recommended an open source software called Vulkan.
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver

I have Windows 7, would this software/driver help?, if I install this how do I make games use it?

(Or is this just for AMD?)

Regards
 
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Vulkan isnt an alternative driver you can just switch to instead of directx.

It is an new alternative graphics API that developers can target instead of directx or opengl. Currently it is big news because it is 'closer to the metal' than previous graphics api and available cross platform. Similar to how games are developerd for consoles. It is basically more modern opengl designed around modern graphics cards.

What this means for developers is more control, more potential performance, and cross platform.

Read the wikipedia article for more info..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_(API)
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Vulkan isnt an alternative driver you can just switch to instead of directx.

It is an new alternative graphics API that developers can target instead of directx or opengl. Currently it is big news because it is 'closer to the metal' than previous graphics api and available cross platform. Similar to how games are developerd for consoles. It is basically more modern opengl designed around modern graphics cards.

What this means for developers is more control, more potential performance, and cross platform.

Read the wikipedia article for more info..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_(API)
 
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Apparently people can use it with a few (a very small list) games and DOOM being the major one.

Would i be able to install Vulkan on my Windows 7 gaming system by any chance just so its their for when i have a game that i can use it with?

I kinda wish BF1 had it as Vulkan would drastically lower the CPU usage as Vulkan is more efficient compared to direct 11.
 
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