What is VulkanRT/Vulkan Run Time Libraries?

[Battousai01]

Hi guys, I just had a clean install of Windows 10. I noticed that there is an application named "VulkanRT" on my apps list and then "Vulkan Run Time Libraries" under the Programs and Features list. I certainly did not install that application and wondering where it came from. I then did a quick search on Google and found out that it has something to do with OpenGL?

The only games I have installed are Steam's DOTA 2 and StarCraft 2. I have an nVidia graphics card. Any ideas what VulkanRT is?

Thanks in advance for any replies!

 

[Headfoot]

It's an API like OpenGL or DirectX, your video driver probably installed it

 

[Battousai01]

@Headfoot, thanks for the reply, so this came from nVidia or Windows? My desktop has an older nVidia graphics card but the driver never installed any VulkanRT.

 

[xthetenth]

Vulkan is very new, so if your desktop hasn't had its drivers updated for a while, that'd easily account for it.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I have that on my Windows 7 64-bit install, I believe that the newer AMD drivers put it there. (I don't think it was an update from Microsoft; certainly I don't think that they would put out an update that is a competitor to DirectX anyways.)

 

[Battousai01]

I have that on my Windows 7 64-bit install, I believe that the newer AMD drivers put it there. (I don't think it was an update from Microsoft; certainly I don't think that they would put out an update that is a competitor to DirectX anyways.)

Ok, I dont have any AMD hardware devices installed so how come it was installed? Was it included by some software installation?

Anyway, thanks guys for the replies.

 

[LTC8K6]

NV supports the Vulkan API.

 

[IEC]

Vulkan is an API. It gets bundled with the latest drivers from nV and AMD.

Source:
My laptop, which has an nV GPU
My gaming desktop, which has an AMD GPU

Both installed Vulkan within the past couple of weeks via driver auto-update (Geforce Experience and AMD Crimson respectively)

 

[freeskier93]

@Headfoot, thanks for the reply, so this came from nVidia or Windows? My desktop has an older nVidia graphics card but the driver never installed any VulkanRT.

Were you honestly paying attention to what what being installed? At least AMD now shows you the full list of what's being installed (with the option to uncheck stuff). The only reason I saw it was because I uncheck gaming evolved, if you just click on through it's easy to miss. I've never dealt with Nvidia, but I'd imagine it's pretty similar.

 

[nerp]

I installed a beta Intel driver for my HD30 gfx with the i3-6100 and it suddenly showed up, too.

 

[Krteq]

...so this came from nVidia or Windows? My desktop has an older nVidia graphics card but the driver never installed any VulkanRT.

Vulkan Runtime is provided by Kronos Group and runtime files/dlls are bundled to IHVs driver installer packages.

Without these runtime dlls and Vulkan driver component, you won't be able to run Vulkan based apps/games.

 

[Guru]

Both Nvidia and AMD include the Vulkan runtime libraries in their patches since several or so patches ago!

 

[UsandThem]

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