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D7VK 1.9 Improves Direct3D 7/6/5/3 Performance via Vulkan

The D7VK project released version 1.9 today, bringing notable performance improvements to its Direct3D 7, 6, 5, and 3 implementation over Vulkan. Phoronix reported that D7VK 1.9 "brings some hefty per...

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D7VK v1.8 Extends Legacy Direct3D Support to D3D3 Atop Vulkan API

D7VK v1.8 was released today, further advancing its efforts to translate legacy Microsoft Direct3D APIs to the modern Vulkan graphics API. This new version extends support, which originally began with...

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D7VK 1.7 Released, Enhances Direct3D 3-7 API Translation for Vulkan

The open-source D7VK project released version 1.7 today, April 12, 2026, bringing further improvements for running legacy Microsoft Direct3D APIs on top of Vulkan. D7VK, which started as a fork of DXV...

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D7VK 1.6 Released, Overhauls DXVK D3D9 Backend Interaction for Retro Gaming

D7VK 1.6 was released today, March 23, 2026. This open-source project, which implements Direct3D 3 through 7 on top of the Vulkan API for Linux gamers, introduces significant internal changes. The 1.6...

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D7VK 1.5 Implements Direct3D 3 Over Vulkan for Legacy Titles

D7VK 1.5 was released today, implementing Direct3D 3 over Vulkan. This extends the project's capabilities for legacy Direct3D titles, building upon its existing support for Direct3D 7, 6, and 5. The D...

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D7VK 1.4 Released: Enhanced Direct3D 5/6/7 Support on Vulkan for Linux

D7VK 1.4 was released today, February 25, 2026, bringing further enhancements for old Direct3D versions on Vulkan under Linux. D7VK is an open-source project that began by implementing Direct3D 7 APIs...

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D7VK 1.3 Released with Direct3D 5 Support on Vulkan

DXVK project focused on translating older Direct3D APIs (5, 6, 7) to Vulkan.">D7VK 1.3 was released today, February 9, 2026, introducing support for the Direct3D 5 graphics API on Vulkan. This update expands the project's capabilities, building upon its original target of Direc...

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D7VK 1.1 Released with Experimental Direct3D 6 Frontend and D3D7 Fixes

DXVK that implements Direct3D 6 and 7 APIs on top of Vulkan for Linux.">D7VK 1.1 was released today, December 29, 2025, introducing an experimental Direct3D 6 frontend. This update also includes various fixes for its existing Direct3D 7 implementation. D7VK is a fork of D...

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D7VK 1.0 Released, Declares "Production Ready" Direct3D 7 On Vulkan

The D7VK project released version 1.0 today, December 12, 2025. This release marks the project's declaration of being "production ready" for Linux gamers. D7VK implements the Direct3D 7 API on top of ...

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