Several approaches have been explored to run DirectX applications on Linux:
For decades, the relationship between DirectX and Linux was simple: they were oil and water. DirectX was Microsoft’s proprietary API, the golden key to gaming on Windows. Linux, on the other hand, relied on OpenGL—a capable but often fragmented standard that lacked the direct support of major game studios. directx linux
If you wanted to play the latest AAA titles on Linux, you usually had to dual-boot Windows. It was the "Linux Tax." But in the last few years, something miraculous happened. The wall didn't just crack; it was dismantled. Several approaches have been explored to run DirectX
DirectX Game (Windows binary) │ ▼ Wine (loader + API thunks) │ ▼ DXVK or VKD3D-Proton (translate DX → Vulkan) │ ▼ Vulkan Driver (AMDVLK, RADV, NVIDIA) │ ▼ Linux Kernel + GPU If you wanted to play the latest AAA
DirectX is a set of APIs developed by Microsoft for building games and other high-performance applications on Windows. It provides a low-level interface to the graphics processing unit (GPU), allowing developers to write high-performance, graphics-intensive code. Linux, on the other hand, has traditionally used OpenGL and other open standards for graphics development.