It would be pretty funny if RTX was wrapped to AMD RT core stuff down the line (assuming RDNA2 cards that is).

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I wonder if RTX features can be mapped to Vulkan via proton someday, that would be VERY cool!

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I do wonder if AMD will be pimping some sort of DLSS tech with their RDNA2 release. I hope so.

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Quoting: TheRiddickWhy not SMAA? its superior!

Because it is a lot harder to implement.
FXAA is a relatively simple post-effect, just blurring together neighboring pixels more or less. One of the reasons it makes stuff quite blurry and some prefer having no AA at all over FXAA.

SMAA is more involved, effectively "intelligently" smoothing edges instead of just blurring. But it also requires a lot more GPU power (and afaik CPU as well for the preparation?).

It is possible their graphics pipeline is not set up for that. Who knows.

The code has already been done for SMAA (open source I believe) and it doesn't really chew anymore GPU/CPU power then FXAA. Trust me I've been using it and FXAA for many years analyzing it very closely in performance impact! It's just flat out better :)

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Why not SMAA? its superior!

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I hope Valve can find a solution for DRM Anti-Cheat software,
I'm thinking maybe a application that is native to Linux can be made that links into proton via steam instead of translating it all within WINE itself which from what I understand basically posses a threat to a principle of what these Anti-Cheat tools are trying to do to begin with.

This might not be possible without Battleye's and EAC developers direct support at some level.
Surely Valve has the influence to make that happen however. (It should be noted that Battleye for Linux apparently exists, so it should be easy for that one, unknown about EasyAntiCheat however,.)

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Quoting: gardotd426How do you get a quest working in Linux?

Well you can't use Virtual Desktop since the developer said no plans for Linux release sadly.

There are however a couple other programs you can use to stream steamVR to Quest which might have Linux releases. I have not checked them out yet.

Not sure if there is a way to get link cable working. I'm sure someone else knows more.

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All the Stellaris DLCs and Heavy Metal on my to get sometime list, but... money too tight these days. Maybe next year.

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Hmm, I wonder how well Alyx works under Linux with VR?
I've read its still a bit rough. Might need to give it a shot sometime, I tend to do virtual desktop with a Oculus Quest which somehow at this point in time looks better then the official link cable.

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Some people are reporting black horizontal lines with DXVK DX11 games on this driver. If anyone experiences this please do tell!

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