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How to fix stutters and fps drops DXVK

By Corinarh

How to do it:

1) Download zip file from https://gitlab.com/Ph42oN/dxvk-gplasync/-/releases

2) Extract d3d11.dll and dxgi.dll files into \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SNOWBREAK\Game\Binaries\Win64

3) Have fun

You can check if it's running with Vulkan Api by downloading Msi afterburner with enabled overlay of the Riva tunner.

That fix is not without a flaws since some effects may be transparent and cpu usage is a bit higher than on dx11 and max fps may be lower than on dx11 however it will be still much smoother to play than with constant stutters to 0fps.

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Detailed explanation.

download this file:

unzip both dll files into your game folder:

if it works then you should be able to see vulkan api inside the game (with msi afterburner+riva tunner)

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Renton 15 Jun @ 7:31am

15-6-2025
this need an update as v2.6.1-1 crashed the game with Nerida table.
without this patch the game FPS drops to 10-15 when the fish appear but it's only the first time, 2nd or more doesn't stutter like hell.
this patch have been amazing but the game seems to perform weird in recent update with light flickering and such graphical errors.

John27 26 Feb @ 5:01pm

By the way, i am using this in Windows (because playing Snowbreak in Linux not Steamdeck is a coin toss every launch plus the performance is halved)
True that the performance is noticeably better, but screenshot function of Steam Overlay is broken, so i have to use phone camera to capture moments.

John27 22 Feb @ 3:45am

tried FNV with DXVK in Windows, the only thing that is broken is the screenshot function, otherwise the game functions normally though there's obviously more processing overhead than using the native DX9.

Corinarh [author] 22 Feb @ 3:16am

@John27 Proton should automatically translate Directx games into Vulkan so you don't really need to use it (unless you want async compute to reduce stutters). And DXVK support is broken in Fallout New Vegas, it may work under Linux, i dunno about Skyrim i haven't tested it.

John27 21 Feb @ 11:54am

this isn't just for Linux / Steamdeck right?
if that so it's amazing.
might need this, not for Snowbreak which i can comfortably cap 30 fps but for other games maybe Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim.

Chloramine 3 Dec, 2024 @ 11:12am

newpc

Δ3ΝΠΑ 22 Nov, 2024 @ 12:16pm

you should probably add a new system variable
imgur.com/a/WePSxz4

Vin 2 Nov, 2024 @ 5:26am

Thank you, the game had some really bad microstutters which didn't make the game unplayable, but was annoying nonetheless. This helped solved my issue. :)

Anubis 1 Nov, 2024 @ 5:07am

bro i cant actually describe how i feeling now when i finally able to play with max setting xD big love to you (sry if my english suck TT )

Costanza 4 Oct, 2024 @ 10:23am

Did you ABSOLUTELY have to focus on those?

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