What is vulkan run time libraries? we explain it to you in detail

It is possible that a new program called Vulkan Run Time Libraries has appeared on your computer, without you having installed it, at least intentionally. We explain what it is and why you should not delete it.

Vulkan Run Time Libraries is an essential component for your computer

The name of Vulkan may sound a bit strange to you, this is still a graphical API such as DirectX 12 and OpenGl, if you do not know we will tell you that it is a kind of system on which developers build their current video games. This is a very simple and minimalist explanation, but it helps us understand it without going into too much detail. An important point is that the computer on which this video game is run must be prepared to support this API.

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This is where Vulkan Run Time Libraries comes into play, it is the application that we must have installed on our computer to be able to use video games that have been programmed using Vulkan. This is similar to DirectX that is installed on all computers or the Java virtual machine that allows us to use applications written in this programming language.

It is very likely that Vulkan Run Time Libraries has appeared on your computer after installing a new version of the drivers for your graphics card, or you may have installed a video game based on this modern API such as Doom. It is totally normal that it has been installed and you should not worry at all.

Over time, new video games will be arriving that make use of Vulkan, so it will be more and more common to use them on our computers.