{"id":25952,"date":"2021-12-15T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T09:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/how-to-enable-vulkan-support-in-cs-go"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:17:17","slug":"how-to-enable-vulkan-support-in-cs-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/how-to-enable-vulkan-support-in-cs-go","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Vulkan in CS:GO"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 10th December, an CS:GO<\/a> update nearly broke the game for many players using the Linux OS. Since then, rumours have been floating around that Valve would add Vulkan API support for CS:GO. <\/p>\n

For those who don’t know, Vulkan is the German word for “volcano”. Importantly, it is a low-overhead, cross-platform API. Up until 15th December, CS:GO only had support for OpenGL on Linux. Now, with the latest CS:GO update, Valve has added experimental Vulkan support. Here’s how you can run CS:GO via Vulkan.<\/p>\n

How to run CS:GO with Vulkan<\/h2>\n

The latest CS:GO update<\/a> released by Valve adds experimental Vulkan support, with “experimental” being the keyword here. <\/p>\n

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Using the Vulkan API, CS:GO players should get a nice FPS boost. (Picture: Valve)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The CS:GO update released on 15th December simply reads: “Added experimental Vulkan support. Add -vulkan to your command line to enable Vulkan.”<\/p>\n

Valve also fixed input delay after closing the radial menu.<\/p>\n

Before we get to the steps of enabling Vulkan for CS:GO, please be aware that this is only for Linux users. The steps below will, therefore, not work on Windows PCs.<\/p>\n

How to enable Vulkan for CS:GO<\/h3>\n
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How you can enable Vulkan API support in CS:GO right now. (Picture: Valve)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n