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vkd3d-proton 3.1 release notes and history

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For
Direct3D 12 games on Linux
Latest release
3.1 Oct 28, 2026
Releases listed
12 since Sep 11, 2023
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vkd3d-proton 3.1

  • Improved ray tracing performance by batching more build commands.
  • Fixed visual glitches and crashes on NVIDIA GPUs caused by incorrect behavior handling.
  • Fixed issues in MGS4 remaster on AMD GPUs regarding buffer copies.
  • Improved performance when the CPU is the bottleneck during rendering.
  • Added support for Steam Frame and QCOM hardware.
  • Improved AMD_anti_lag implementation and fixed frame attribution bugs.
  • Added workarounds for games that break on AMD GCN and QCOM hardware.
  • Added workarounds for broken behavior in the FSR4 UE plugin.

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vkd3d-proton 3.0.1

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vkd3d-proton 3.0b

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vkd3d-proton 3.0a

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vkd3d-proton 3.0

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vkd3d-proton 2.14.1

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vkd3d-proton 2.14

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vkd3d-proton 2.13

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vkd3d-proton 2.12

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vkd3d-proton 2.11.1

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vkd3d-proton 2.11

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vkd3d-proton 2.10

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