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VRWorks 2.6 Graphics SDK Release

Apr 25, 2018
By Brad Nemire
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  • NVIDIA released the VRWorks SDK V2.6 alongside display drivers 397.31 for Windows and 396.18 for Linux.
  • The new SMP Assist feature simplifies integration of Multi-Res Shading and Lens Matched Shading by moving much of the application-side work into the driver, with DirectX 11 support requiring Release 396 family drivers or later.
  • Vulkan Multi-projection and VR SLI samples were updated to use the ratified VK_KHR_multiview and VK_KHR_device_group extensions, replacing the deprecated VK_KHX_* extensions and requiring Vulkan 1.1 runtime included with Release 396 family drivers or later.

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NVIDIA has released the new VRWorks SDK V2.6 for application and headset developers along with the NVIDIA display drivers 397.31(Windows) and 396.18(Linux).

Release Highlights

  • Added sample application ‘dx11_smp_assist’ to demonstrate the new feature SMP Assist. SMP Assist driver extension provides an easier alternative for integrating MRS and LMS into an application by offloading much of application side integration into NVIDIA graphics driver. This results in much simpler application integration for MRS & LMS. NVIDIA SMP Assist APIs are supported for DirectX 11 applications and require Release 396 family of drivers or later. Please refer to NVIDIA SMP Assist Programming guide for details.
  • Updated Vulkan Multi-projection and VR SLI samples to use the ratified VK_KHR_multiview and VK_KHR_device_group extensions replacing the deprecated extensions VK_KHX_*. Updated samples now require Vulkan 1.1 runtime included with Release 396 family of drivers or later.
  • Important bug fixes and documentation updates.

Get details about SMP Assist in our technical Developer Blog post.
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Download the VRWorks SDK >

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AR / VR | Simulation / Modeling / Design | News | Accelerated Computing Libraries

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About Brad Nemire
Brad Nemire leads the Developer Communications team at NVIDIA. Prior to NVIDIA, he worked at Arm on the Developer Relations team. Brad graduated from San Diego State University and currently resides in Silicon Valley.

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