# DXVK v3.0.1 — Version 3.0.1

- Product: DXVK (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dxvk)
- Vendor: Philip Rebohle
- Date: 2026-07-05
- Version: v3.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v3.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dxvk/releases/v3.0.1
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

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- **changed** — Disabled secondary command buffer usage on all desktop GPUs to reduce rendering issues and GPU hangs
- **fixed** — Fixed a rendering regression affecting D3D9 games including Black Mesa, Gothic 3 and GTA IV on some drivers
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when games unload D3D libraries while the D3D device is still alive
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue that would cause stuttering on 32-bit Nvidia drivers with descriptor heaps enabled
- **changed** — Improved GPU synchronization around stream output
- **fixed** — Worked around a Windows-specific issue where sampler creation would fail on Nvidia
- **fixed** — Worked around a Windows-specific Intel driver bug that would cause all games to hang after a short time with graphics pipeline libraries enabled
- **fixed** — Fixed Empire Earth 2 regression where certain fixed-function setups were not handled correctly
- **fixed** — Fixed Fallout 3 shader compiler regression that would cause rendering issues with MSAA
- **fixed** — Fixed long-standing Fruit Ninja lighting issue
- **fixed** — Fixed Kane & Lynch: Dead Men severe performance regression
- **fixed** — Fixed King's Bounty: The Legend performance regression
- **changed** — Enabled 60 FPS limit in Manhunt to work around game issues
- **fixed** — Fixed Splinter Cell 3 rendering regression when enabling the Shader Model 3.0 option
- **fixed** — Fixed Total War: Medieval II water rendering regression
- **changed** — Enabled descriptor buffers on Intel Alchemist GPUs and older by default to work around ANV driver issue that may lead to GPU hangs in D3D9 games

##### Bug fixes and Improvements
- Disabled secondary command buffer usage on all desktop GPUs. This may slightly impact performance in a small number of games with suboptimal MSAA resolve patterns, but has been a constant source of hard-to-debug rendering issues and GPU hangs, and the main benefits are only seen on tiling GPUs anyway.
- Fixed a rendering regression affecting numerous D3D9 games (including **Black Mesa**, **Gothic 3** and **GTA IV**) on some drivers. (#5732, #5768)
- Fixed a crash when games unload D3D libraries while the D3D device is still alive. (#5743)
- Fixed an issue that would cause stuttering on 32-bit Nvidia drivers with descriptor heaps enabled.
- Improved GPU synchronization around stream output. This may affect older Unity Engine games using D3D11.
- Worked around a Windows-specific issue where sampler creation would fail on Nvidia. (#5744)
  **Note:** The root cause is not known, but may be linked to external overlays.
- Worked around a Windows-specific Intel driver bug that would cause all games to hang after a short time with graphics pipeline libraries enabled. (#5742, #5756, PR #5757)
- **Empire Earth 2**: Fixed a regression where certain fixed-function setups were not handled correctly. (#5730)
- **Fallout 3**: Fixed shader compiler regression that would cause rendering issues with MSAA. (#5758)
- **Fruit Ninja**: Fixed long-standing lighting issue. (#2480, PR #5765)
- **Kane & Lynch: Dead Men**: Fixed severe performance regression. (#5638, PR #5764)
- **King's Bounty: The Legend**: Fixed performance regression. (PR #5764)
- **Manhunt**: Enabled 60 FPS limit to work around game issues. (PR #5760)
- **Splinter Cell 3**: Fixed a rendering regression when enabling the Shader Model 3.0 option. (#5754)
- **Total War: Medieval II**: Fixed a water rendering regression. (#5763)

**Note:** An ANV driver issue was discovered that may lead to GPU hangs in some D3D9 games on Intel Alchemist GPUs and older (see Mesa [issue](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/work_items/15795) and [MR](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/42665)). As a workaround, DXVK now enables descriptor buffers on those GPUs by default, however this will negatively performance. Affected users are advised to keep graphics drivers up to date.