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OpenGL Vulkan Mad Max: Camp - Hollow Point Antergos Linux, 1080p, i7 5960x, 980ti Normal High Very High Vulkan 239 OpenGL 113 Vulkan 162 OpenGL 65 Vulkan 145 OpenGL 47 239 113 162 65 145 47 0 48 96 144 192 240 Average FPS

OpenGL Vulkan Mad Max: Stronghold – Tyrant’s Lash Antergos Linux, 1080p, i7 5960x, 980ti Normal High Very High Vulkan 79 OpenGL 50 Vulkan 68 OpenGL 35 Vulkan 59 OpenGL 34 79 50 68 35 59 34 0 16 32 48 64 80 Average FPS

OpenGL Vulkan Mad Max: Cutscene - Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Antergos Linux, 1080p, i7 5960x, 980ti Normal High Very High Vulkan 254 OpenGL 74 Vulkan 153 OpenGL 57 Vulkan 130 OpenGL 50 254 74 153 57 130 50 0 51 102 153 204 255 Average FPS

OpenGL Vulkan Cutscene - Landmover Antergos Linux, 1080p, i7 5960x, 980ti Normal High Very High Vulkan 271 OpenGL 89 Vulkan 168 OpenGL 65 Vulkan 146 OpenGL 58 271 89 168 65 146 58 0 55 110 165 220 275 Average FPS

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

: The benchmarks were re-done here , as Feral had an OpenGL performance regression which caused Vulkan to look at lot better than it was.Mad Max [ Feral Store Steam ] from Feral Interactive has been updated with a public beta as the Linux version is now able to use Vulkan and it brings some mighty performance changes.: The beta does not support SteamOS currently, only normal desktop Linux distributions. Vulkan isavailable in the Linux version, it is not in the Windows version.To access the Beta, you need the password "livelongandprosper". Enter that into the games Betas tab on Steam to get in on the action. Once done, select "vulkan_beta." to update to it. See more info on this post from Feral First up, here’s a small comparison video that shows the very clear difference (Very High preset):This is one of the few areas in the game where you can basically guarantee all affects (weather, AI) being the same. So it’s a good point to compare for a video.I’ve tested it out myself privately before release and I’m really impressed with the difference it makes. It’s night and day in some areas the performance jump is quite impressive! Every part of the game feels massively smoother. I didn’t notice it before, but in the OpenGL version even moving the camera is slower than in the Vulkan version.Places that previously dropped to 60FPS and below have been sailing at over 100FPS for me, keeping the action amazingly smooth. This is especially important for all the car chases and general combat on foot, previously some of the battles were a real struggle, but now it’s effortless.You can turn Vulkan off to go back to OpenGL using the "Use Vulkan" tickbox in the Advanced section of the Feral launcher. I'm impressed by how solid the switching is after going back and forth too many times to count I haven't had an issue.: If you turned off the Feral launcher, you can bring it back by holding down CTRL while it loads.Here’s a few random screenshots showing again how the performance really is different (OpenGL left, Vulkan right - noted in each picture).As you can see, no matter the area, weather, lighting and so on Vulkan destroys OpenGL in Mad Max.: It works across NVIDIA, AMD and Intel, but there are some specific bits to be aware of. You can read about them on this post from Feral I should note, that the amount of difference you see will of course depend on what CPU and GPU combination you have. Lower-end CPU/GPU combinations will still see an improvement, but it likely won’t be as drastic as what I see here.Feral have also put in a benchmark mode for the Linux version, which you can access by doing “--feral-benchmark” in their advanced launcher options. It will take whatever your in-game settings are for the benchmark. This is a unique feature for the Linux version, as the Windows version does not have a proper benchmark mode.: If you plan to play it through, you should be aware the benchmark uses cut-scenes from late in the game and may spoil a scene or two for you.You will find the benchmark output in time and dated folders inside ”.local/share/feral-interactive/Mad Max/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/WB Games/Mad Max/FeralBenchmark”.Each single run of the benchmark takes about five minutes, so you might want to go make a coffee while it runs.These benchmarks show how some of the worst performing parts of the game perform differently on Vulkan. Not all of the game will see such an increase.This isn’t just showing the power of Vulkan, this is also showing the level of commitment Feral Interactive have for their Linux ports overall. I continue to respect the work they do in bringing games to Linux, supporting and sending in patches to Mesa and giving me fantastic games to play. Not only that, but updating their games to use the Vulkan API is obviously extremely welcome.