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Testing The Talos Principle OpenGL vs Vulkan again, now that Valve have fixed the Steam Overlay
15 April 2016 at 8:37 pm UTC Likes: 3
Added in a chart for them all together. Vulkan is clearly leading the way now for my testing, which is great news, and this isn't even final.
Show us your gaming desk setup, here's ours
15 April 2016 at 8:25 pm UTC
Wow, some interesting setups here guys.

@pete910, that's a fantastic desk. Really would love to have my PC inside it like that, where did you get it? Or did you make it? Hard to tell if it's a custom thing.
I am launching a Patreon campaign to support me and GamingOnLinux
15 April 2016 at 4:54 pm UTC
No, please do not use that Paypal. Patreon is the only way currently to keep it simple for me.
Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay
15 April 2016 at 10:50 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: wojtek88
Quotethe performance penalty of using Vulkan with the Steam Overlay seems to be mostly fixed.
Will you redo The Talos of Principle tests for Vulkan with Steam overlay turned on?

Probably :)
Saints Row 2 & Saints Row: The Third released for Linux & SteamOS, also on sale
14 April 2016 at 5:05 pm UTC
They are now on sale, so I have purchased them both to cover them for you.
Saints Row 2 & Saints Row: The Third released for Linux & SteamOS, also on sale
14 April 2016 at 4:34 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: linuxgamerOMG, nice. Too bad I haven't finished Payday 2 yet.
That's not really a game you "finish" :P
Some early The Talos Principle Vulkan benchmarks
14 April 2016 at 8:14 am UTC
Updated article. Just having the Steam Overlay on won't actually affect Vulkan until something is rendered with it (fps counter, notification pop ups). Still best to just turn it off.
Some early The Talos Principle Vulkan benchmarks
13 April 2016 at 8:15 pm UTC
We're seeing between 22-32FPS difference here depending on the resolution. Vulkan is performing better than OpenGL for it already (for my 980ti at least). That's really encouraging.

Don't know if you were writing that comment before seeing the updated article or not.

Hopefully sometime Valve will look into what's causing the Steam Overlay to bring down Vulkan performance.
Some early The Talos Principle Vulkan benchmarks
13 April 2016 at 7:57 pm UTC Likes: 2
Article updated, xpander noted to me in the IRC that Steam Overlay brings the performance down.

I have re-done some tests with Steam Overlay turned off. Page 2 hosts the Steam Overlay on benchmarks.
The Talos Principle beta updated, Vulkan performance improvements & optimizations
13 April 2016 at 6:19 pm UTC
Update: The stable build now includes Vulkan as standard.
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