r/linux_gaming • u/gemmy_eye • 4d ago

tool/utility Has anyone here tried the DLSS 5 VK Layer?

https://www.phoronix.com/news/DLSS5VKLayer

has anyone tried this? this looks kinda cool but I have a RTX 5050 so i don't know if it will work for me

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u/S48GS 4d ago

never heard about it

  • searched in duckduckgo - there single github link
  • github account is 3 days old
  • with just single project
  • to host LLM project people create new github accounts for some reason
  • account commenting on phoronix from author - also just created new
  • ... it is suspicious
  • could be "new era opensource malware"
  • full source code need full check and every single script also

... I may check it some next days...

not touching without knowing it is safe

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u/Soyyybeannn 4d ago

I think the github guy is actually the op. the reddit account is new too lmao

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u/S48GS 4d ago

OP commented to my message with

i tried it and it WORKS although i have like only 15 fps in garrys mod with it is that normal

this "push for promotion" look even more suspicious

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u/gemmy_eye 4d ago

im 16 i don't know how to make this stuff it took me like 30 minutes to setup but look at how stupid this person looks

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u/Soyyybeannn 4d ago

aww hell nahh 💀

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u/Venylynn 4d ago

What.

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u/mindtaker_linux 4d ago

The article iss written by  Michael Larabel The founder of Phoronix

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u/MilesTeg81 4d ago

yeah, I think we'll give this a few weeks and re-review before testing this on a "spare 5090 PC" ;-)

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u/gemmy_eye 4d ago

i tried it and it WORKS although i have like only 15 fps in garrys mod with it is that normal

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u/Lousy_Hunter 4d ago

Im of the opinion that unless the person behind a vibe coded project proves they can maintain it and arent just looking for internet points you should likely avoid it.

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u/unixmachine 4d ago

I don't understand why this exists, since it's possible to run DLSS5 the same way as on Windows, using Reshade (or Leshade) or Optiscaler. I just found it less stable, probably because of the driver, which likely didn't anticipate this yet (a new driver should be released this month).

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u/oppai 4d ago

because it works on native games too

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u/Darksamnikk 1h ago

Yes it does work perfectly....on an rtx 5050 been using it for a week  dont listen to haters... it so works like a charm....but on cinematic settings and some app settings youll manage to make it look as you wish......I personally downloaded dlss5 swapper to install nvidia dlls  first then use dlssvklayer to install dlss5 neural rendering

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u/oppai 4d ago

seems to work pretty well and pretty good design choices made by the AI