Vulkan or DirectX 12 backend giving you better frames? (beginner questions)

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1. DPDamian Piszczek

   Damian PiszczekAdminOriginal post

   @damianpiszczek · 14 Jul 2026, 14:20

   #1

   Genuine question, not trying to start anything. Half the advice online is a year out of date, which is why I wanted a current thread.

   The in-game explanation and the actual behaviour do not appear to match. Happy to be told I am overthinking it.

2. PRPriya R.

   Priya R.

   @priya_r · 15 Jul 2026, 02:41

   #2

   Counterpoint: it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.

3. SESam E.

   Sam E.

   @sam_e · 15 Jul 2026, 06:01

   #3

   Agreed on most of this, except ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

4. MKMarco K.

   Marco K.

   @marco_k · 15 Jul 2026, 14:12

   #4

   Agreed on most of this, except the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

5. SOSolarfox

   Solarfox

   @solarfox77 · 16 Jul 2026, 00:26

   #5

   For what it is worth, temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

6. NENeonash

   Neonash

   @neonash20 · 16 Jul 2026, 19:48

   #6

   From experience, measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

7. SESam E.

   Sam E.

   @sam_e · 17 Jul 2026, 04:29

   #7

   Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.

8. NINightshard

   NightshardMod

   @nightshard · 17 Jul 2026, 14:05

   #8

   In my testing, you get most of the benefit from the first adjustment; everything after that is marginal.

9. DPDamian Piszczek

   Damian PiszczekAdmin

   @damianpiszczek · 18 Jul 2026, 00:56

   #9

   For what it is worth, the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

10. EMEmbernyx

    Embernyx

    @embernyx · 18 Jul 2026, 10:23

    #10

    Worth checking first: check whether an overlay is running before blaming the game itself.

11. MFMika F.

    Mika F.

    @mika_f · 18 Jul 2026, 13:59

    #11

    Worth checking first: the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

    Report back once you have tried it.

12. IFIvan F.

    Ivan F.

    @ivan_f · 18 Jul 2026, 20:22

    #12

    Quick correction to the above: the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

13. AMAya M.

    Aya M.

    @aya_m5 · 19 Jul 2026, 01:47

    #13

    This comes up a lot, so: ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

    That fixed it for me, at least.

14. NENeonloop

    Neonloop

    @neonloop · 19 Jul 2026, 15:50

    #14

    From experience, the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

15. AUAuroralynx

    Auroralynx

    @auroralynx · 20 Jul 2026, 09:39

    #15

    Counterpoint: do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

16. PKPilot KX

    Pilot KXMod

    @pilot_kx · 20 Jul 2026, 13:36

    #16

    Adding to the above: give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

17. SESam E.

    Sam E.

    @sam_e · 21 Jul 2026, 05:47

    #17

    Depends on your setup, but broadly temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

    Good luck, it is a common snag.

18. VEVertexkaze

    Vertexkaze

    @vertexkaze · 21 Jul 2026, 10:33

    #18

    Agreed on most of this, except the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

19. YEYusuf E.

    Yusuf E.

    @yusuf_e · 21 Jul 2026, 10:52

    #19

    Counterpoint: the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

    Good luck, it is a common snag.

20. NHNoa H.

    Noa H.

    @noa_h · 22 Jul 2026, 09:54

    #20

    Not the answer you want, but region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.