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PlayOnLinux VS DXVK

Compare PlayOnLinux VS DXVK and see what are their differences

PlayOnLinux logo PlayOnLinux

PlayOnLinux will allow you to play your favorite games on Linux easily

DXVK logo DXVK

Vulkan-based D3D11 implementation for Linux / Wine
  • PlayOnLinux Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-17
  • DXVK Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-28

PlayOnLinux videos

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DXVK videos

Dying Light first boss arena/midgame review (Hard) (DXVK 1.7.1)

More videos:

  • Review - Windows & Steam games with Lutris: Install guide (Wine, DXVK, Drivers)
  • Review - Is Linux a better Gaming OS for Ryzen APUs? (Native, Proton, dxvk and lutris)

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to PlayOnLinux and DXVK)
Gaming
73 73%
27% 27
Group Chat & Notifications
Cloud Computing
70 70%
30% 30
Tool
100 100%
0% 0

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Reviews

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PlayOnLinux Reviews

15 Lutris Alternatives
Intelligent software called PlayOnLinux lets Linux users use Windows programs. With this program, you can easily switch between your two operating systems using the same application. It can make you much more productive. If you like Windows games but have a Linux computer or tablet, you can easily download them and play them there. PlayOnLinux uses a script library that can...

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, DXVK seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

PlayOnLinux mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of PlayOnLinux yet. Tracking of PlayOnLinux recommendations started around Mar 2021.

DXVK mentions (1)

  • Monster animations make them not scary
    I installed Dead Space 2 to test out the new DXVK Vulkan swap https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/wiki. Source: over 1 year ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing PlayOnLinux and DXVK, you can also consider the following products

Wine - Open Source Software for running Windows applications on other operating systems.

D9VK - A d3d9 to vk layer based off DXVK's codebase.

CodeWeavers CrossOver - Don't buy a Windows license, don't reboot and don't use a Virtual Machine. Try a free trial of CrossOver to run your Windows software on Mac, Linux and Chrome OS.

DXUP - A D3D10 -> D3D11 Translation Layer

WineBottler - WineBottler is an App to manage and wrap your Windows apps into convenient OS X apps.

Direct3D 9-to-11 - Direct3D 9 to Direct3D 11 converter.