carta
pvkrun(1)

pvkrun1

Run an application with vulkan calculations on a different graphics card

Usage

pvkrun command

Overview

Primus-vk implements a solution to run applications using the Vulkan-API on a dedicated graphics card, while the image is rendered on an integrated graphics card.

Variables

PRIMUS_VK_DISPLAYID

device identification for the device to display the image on (the integrated graphics card, e.g. 8086:591d). The identifieres can be obtained with the vulkaninfo command and are named vendorID and deviceID

PRIMUS_VK_RENDERID

device identification for the device to render the images on (i.e. the dedicated graphics card). Identifier syntax is the same as for the variable PRIMUS_VK_DISPLAYID

From primus-vk 1.6.4-4 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.