What does this stuff actually mean?

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  1. chrisjwhite

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    What does all these options mean?
    What are the benefits if any?
    From the commands post...

    Force OpenGL Core[edit]
    Uses OpenGL Core insted of DirectX 11
    • -force-glcore
    Force Vulcan[edit]
    Uses Vulcan insted of DirectX 11
    • -force-vulkan
    Force DirectX 12[edit]
    Uses DirectX 12 insted of DirectX 11
    • -force-d3d12
    Force Metal[edit]
    Uses Metal insted of DirectX 11
    • -force-metal
    Disable Singlethreading[edit]
    Use DirectX 11 without singlethreaded
    • -force-d3d11-no-singlethreaded
     
    chrisjwhite, Aug 10, 2017
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    most of those are experimental right now.

     
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    I just tried -force-vulkan (Linux) and the hitching is way worse.
     
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    I'm currently using -force-opengl to bypass DX11 as I immediately crash after scene load, OpenGL occasionally ends up with runaway memory but it's at least playable.
     
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    These are different technologies the operating systems use to generate the graphic.
    Not every option is available on every OS (e.g. No DX on MacOS or Linux) and the whole feature is experimental. As @Alley Oop said there's no benefit in using them unless you run into issues with the default and are tech savvy
     
    Jens_T, Aug 12, 2017
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