DXVK
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #1 of 22 Performance mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description (From Wall_SoGB’s performance guide)
Things about DXVK you must acknowledge:
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[]DXVK improves performance in mainly draw call (CPU) bound scenarios (e.g. draw distance), and usually doesn't help much in GPU bound ones (e.g. resolution)
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]It is possible that DXVK won't change anything for you, or even make things worse[/]
[]Nvidia users on driver version >=520. 56. 06 and >=DXVK 2. 0 will have a smoother experience thanks to a change in DXVK's caching system. AMD users can have the same benefit on driver version >=24. 2. 1 and DXVK >=2. 4. This might not be supported in Intel GPU drivers (needs verification).
[]DXVK's GPU compatibility varies between manufacturers
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[]Nvidia GPU laptops must use the DXGI interop.
Using it on desktops is not required, but highly recommended for the most optimal experience
[]AMD GPUs must use the DXGI interop, otherwise they will suffer from severe performance issues or fail to launch the game.
Shader issues are more common on Windows compared to other GPUs (situation is completely reversed on Linux).
[]Intel GPUs from 6th Gen and newer can work provided you have newest drivers installed.
On some iGPUs, DXVK is broken past the 1. 10. 1 version.[/]
[]Fallout New Vegas has some known shader issues or quirks. They are not guaranteed to happen (getting rarer with DXVK updates), but they can occur:
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[]Transparency multisampling uses dithering - (Vulkan handles alpha to coverage differently than drivers)
[]If you are an AMD, RADV Linux user, you can disable this behavior by setting RADV_DEBUG=noatocdithering environment variable.[/]
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]Blood decals can suffer from color overflow and turn white, fixed by Blood Decal Flashing Fix. This doesn't happen on the Nvidia D3D9 driver thanks to a patch.[/]Due to DXVK's nature it relies on shader cache, which is compiled during the first use of that shader.
Because of that you can experience increased short stutter at the beginning of your playthrough.
This is completely normal and will not reoccur after compilation has finished.
HDR Mod
HDR-Mod is a DXVK mod made by Lilium (aka EndlesslyFlowering) and Wall_SoGB with the intention of adding HDR functionality to D3D9 games. Effectively it does 2 major things:
DXVK is a performance mod that provides the latest release of DXVK and its HDR variant, preconfigured for Fallout: New Vegas compatibility. It has 4,907 endorsements and 2.4 million downloads, last updated July 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 4,907 endorsements and 2.4M downloads
- Actively maintained with a July 2026 update
- HDR variant included for enhanced visuals
⚠️ Cons
- Requires understanding of DXVK setup for best results
- Compatibility limited to FNV unless you tweak settings
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want to boost performance and enable HDR through DXVK. Skip if you're not comfortable with manual mod configuration or if you play other games without adjusting settings.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure your GPU drivers support Vulkan, as DXVK relies on it.
- Place the DXVK files in your FNV root folder, not the Data folder.
- If you encounter crashes, try the non-HDR variant first.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- doitsujin - misyltoad - Sporif - Ph42oN - Lilium - Wall_SoGB
- Version
- 3.0.1
- Downloads
- 2,371,802
- Endorsements
- 4,907
- Category
- Performance
- Created
- 12/13/2022
- Updated
- 7/8/2026
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