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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 week ago (5 children)

So Fex is passing through OpenGL calls as well, but most ARM gpus only support OpenGL ES, so I wonder if there is another layer for that, like Zink or so. Has anyone here better insight into that?

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

so many questions.

like:

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamframe/engines/godot

ok ok ok uhhh

supported execution models include Windows and Linux PC titles as well as native ARM64 and Android-based APKs.

I wonder what the perf dynamics are for each

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Android should be closest to native and more stable than Proton because Lepton is based on actual Android Open Source code, not 3rd party reverse engineering of Windows APIs.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago

I can tell you that when I use GameHub Lite on my Retroid 5, the stats widget sometimes shows Zink, along with DXVK, DXVK+, and VKD3D

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)
[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but it doesn't answer my specific questions regarding OpenGL games on OpenGL ES only hardware, which is a common issue on ARM boards.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

my bad i confused it with arm ec

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Nice link, TYVM

I don't have a source for this on hand, but OpenGL calls will be translated to Vulkan with Zink

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

most ARM gpus only support OpenGL ES

Steam Frame uses Qualcomm: