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DXVK_ASYNC

101 threads 55 games 239 mentions 2020-01 to 2026-08

Enables asynchronous pipeline compilation to reduce shader stutter. It is absent from upstream DXVK; GE-Proton and similar builds ship the patch.

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DXVK_ASYNC=1125
DXVK_ASYNC26
DXVK_ASYNC=09
DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command%8
gamemoderun PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_FORCE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command%4
SteamOS=1 STEAMDECK=1 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 WINE_GSTREAMER=1 GDK_BACKEND=x11 VK_DRIVER_FILES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/intel_icd.x86_64.json %command% -dx113
WINEFSYNC=1 gamemoderun PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command%3
__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia DXVK_ASYNC=1 DXVK_STATE_CACHE=1 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 PROTON_USE_SECCOMP=1 VKD3D_CONFIG=no_upload_hvv,sin3
DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command% -ignorecoherentgpucrash -provider2
MANGOHUD=1 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 PROTON_DLSS_UPGRADE=1 PROTON_NVIDIA_NVOPTIX=1 PROTON_USE_NTSYNC=1 PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 %command%2
Games discussing it
Forza Horizon 512 mentions
Crimson Desert Enhanced12 mentions
Apex Legends™10 mentions
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy8 mentions
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT6 mentions
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 25 mentions
Wuthering Waves5 mentions
Gotham Knights5 mentions
HITMAN World of Assassination4 mentions
HELLDIVERS™ 24 mentions
Quake Champions4 mentions
ELDEN RING4 mentions
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Wuthering Waves protonopen5 mentions
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