Vulkan 1.1.82 Released With VK_NV_device_diagnostic_checkpoints

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Vulkan 1.1.82 Released With VK_NV_device_diagnostic_checkpoints

Just weeks ahead of SIGGRAPH 2018, Vulkan 1.1.82 is now available as the latest specification update to this year's Vulkan 1.1 graphics/compute API...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Vulkan-1.1.82-Released

[shmerl]

Looks like Khronos are stalled on transform feedback though and they didn't explain what's slowing things down.

[tomtomme]

Looks like Khronos are stalled on transform feedback though and they didn't explain what's slowing things down.

Could you elaborate?

[shmerl]

Could you elaborate?

OpenGL has transform feedback feature, similar to stream output in DirectX. Vulkan doesn't have it, and implementing it effectively isn't possible without spec and driver support. That makes projects like DXVK miss this feature.

[tomtomme]

OpenGL has transform feedback feature, similar to stream output in DirectX. Vulkan doesn't have it, and implementing it effectively isn't possible without spec and driver support. That makes projects like DXVK miss this feature.

Is it used in some games? Do those games not work with dxvk because of this? Or do they run slower because there is a software fallback?

[shmerl]

Is it used in some games? Do those games not work with dxvk because of this? Or do they run slower because there is a software fallback?

It is used in games, and they have missing / distorted graphics because of it.