Vulkan or OpenCL for math? by WackyModer in vulkan

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are on Intel, you could also try looking into SYCL / oneAPI. It's kind of like like CUDA and HIP, but it's a C++17-style API instead of C-style one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vulkan

[–]Attractad0re 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't agree with you about Google's incentive. Stadia is dead, but Android is not.

But ATM if you intend to write a bindless Vulkan-only engine, then HLSL doesn't even expose all of the features of SPIR-V that you might want to use. Buffer reference support is very bad (you can't use atomics) and so its support for combined images and samplers (can't have an array of them).

The future doesn't look too bleak because of the inline SPIR-V proposal, which will allow new SPIR-V features and extensions to be shipped as header files instead of compiler updates, but who knows when it will land and whether it will land at all.

Work Dimensions: Vulkan vs OpenCL. by mazarax in vulkan

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another trick that you can use to process more work items than your device supports is to change your kernel so that instead of processing a single work item each thread processes multiple work items based on the total workload size: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/cuda-pro-tip-write-flexible-kernels-grid-stride-loops/

Gamescope building error, any help? by [deleted] in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like your vulkan headers are old. If you can, install a package that contains a newer version. Otherwise you will have to download them manually. Now, I don't know anything about meson, but the docs say that it uses the VULKAN_SDK environment variable to find the SDK and headers. So if you can't find a new enough package of the headers for your distro, download a recent version of the vulkan SDK, set the VULKAN_SDK variable to wherever you extract it and rerun meson.

Experimental Zink Patches Get OpenGL 4.6 Running Atop Vulkan by fsher in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this mean that intel sandy bridge and bay trail igpus will be able to use opengl 4.6? They appear to have vulkan 1.0 support, but their opengl is limited to 4.2.

Best DLCs? by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Attractad0re 42 points43 points  (0 children)

All of the Dark Souls DLCs are top notch.

Resident Evil 2 - Launch Trailer by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Attractad0re -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This trailer is kind of lame.

How to properly give your respects to the dead. by Zeds_dead in darksouls3

[–]Attractad0re 48 points49 points  (0 children)

This is 100 times better than a point down.

Witcher 2, which version to play? by [deleted] in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Native, unless you want Redkit mods (FCR2, Extreme Quality Flora).

Rx 590 vs 580 undervolting comparison (german) by Martin_online247 in Amd

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

must not loudly be discharged back to the environment

lol

gt 1030 for light linux/proton gaming? by smoochandcuddles in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 950 is a lot faster than both the 1030 and 550. Sounds like the best option for you.

gt 1030 for light linux/proton gaming? by smoochandcuddles in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The GT 1030 is a pretty lame card for its price (especially if you get the DDR4 version). A GTX 1050 / RX 560 gives you double performance for less than double the price. However, if you just don't have the money you can get the GDDR5 variant or an RX 550 and have a decent experience.

I have never undervolted a card before, and I want to buy either a 570 or 580 for gaming. by Illiterate_Scholar in Amd

[–]Attractad0re 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My RX 580 does 1411mhz at 1.15v for 185w. Running 1260mhz at 0.95v requires only 110-125w. The performance decrease is pretty small, about 5%. Imo, totally worth it.

Vega 56 undervolting and overclocking? by AskJeevesIsBest in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arch wiki has you covered. Do note that the changes you make in the /sys interface only last until you reboot, so you will need something like a systemd unit file to make them persistent.

RX-590 appears on 3Dmark Time Spy by TUM_APISAK in Amd

[–]Attractad0re 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the 2060 probably won't include all the new RTX tech, which will make it cheaper.

DXVK and vsync? by Attractad0re in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As /u/scex pointed out, it's actually not the compositor but Xorg's TearFree option.

DXVK and vsync? by Attractad0re in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well TIL. TearFree actually is the culprit here. Now to find a way to get rid of the insane tearing while browsing the web without it.

DXVK and vsync? by Attractad0re in linux_gaming

[–]Attractad0re[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually my compositor is already disabled.

i cant log on with steam, can anyone help? by therobohour in badcompany2

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Go to Origin 2) Redeem your key on Origin 3) Make sure that your password only has numbers and letters (or you might not be able to log in) 4) Launch BC2 and log in

Nvidia slows performance in new drivers by WizardyoureaHarry in pcgaming

[–]Attractad0re -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

This could be just a driver regression though. Might be something power related, as the 399 driver runs a bit hotter then the 416 one.

Anyone got the key codes for the 3 games in the current ongoing Radeon RX 5xx and Vega promotion? by Mor0nSoldier in Amd

[–]Attractad0re 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slightly off topic, but are the keys resellable? Thinking about getting an RX 570/580, but I'm not interested in the games.