Watch: The massive effect Vulkan actually has on your graphics card

31 August 2016

Buying a new graphics card can always be tricky. Do you go for AMD or Nvidia? How important are things like PhysX and TressFX? What will give you the most bang for your buck?

One narrative that keeps cropping up is that while they may not be performing as well as their Nvidia counterparts now, AMD new graphics cards are more “future-proof”.

Specifically, with the implementation of Vulkan drivers in new and upcoming games we will only see these new Radeon cards perform better and better and in some cases even surpass the closest Nvidia competitors.

Check out the full video below to see how much of a difference “going Vulkan” really makes:


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  1. Faux Grey
    31.08.2016 at 14:41

    Really wanted this article to have a video of someone playing the original doom, saying “Without Vulkan”

    and then playing the new doom “With Vulkan”

    As a comedy reader, I am dissapointed.

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