--- title: GXVK: 3Dfx Glide API Implemented Atop Vulkan For Modern... description: GXVK implements 3Dfx's Glide API atop Vulkan, letting some classic games run on modern systems. A D7VK contributor forked the DXVK code, which D7VK itself is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gxvk-3dfx-glide-api-implemented-atop-vulkan-for-modern-usage-hzcu0reyf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GXVK: 3Dfx Glide API Implemented Atop Vulkan For Modern Usage | daily.dev og:description: GXVK implements 3Dfx's Glide API atop Vulkan, letting some classic games run on modern systems. 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GXVK aims to implement all three 32-bit Glide variants, with development happening with a Wine and Linux focus. Separately, D7VK 2.4 has additional optimizations and improved behavior under Wayland. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is GXVK and what does it do? GXVK is an open-source project that implements 3Dfx's Glide API on top of Vulkan, letting classic Voodoo-era games run on modern graphics hardware. It was created by a D7VK contributor who forked the DXVK codebase, the same base D7VK is forked from. The goal is to support all three 32-bit Glide API variants, with development focused on Wine and Linux. _Retro gaming enthusiasts tracking Wine and Vulkan compatibility layers can follow projects like this on daily.dev._ ### What is the 3Dfx Glide API used for? Glide is a graphics API originally developed for 3Dfx Voodoo graphics cards, released before OpenGL and Direct3D became dominant in the 1990s. It was used by many classic PC games of that era. The new GXVK project reimplements Glide on top of Vulkan so those older games can run on current systems. _Developers curious about legacy graphics API revivals can keep up with projects like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [You Can Play Classic D3D7 Games on Linux With This New Project, But Don’t Expect Perfection](https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-play-classic-d3d7-games-on-linux-with-this-new-project-but-don-t-expect-perfection-dqvtilh2a) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [D7VK v1.8 Continues Improving Legacy Direct3D Atop The Vulkan API](https://daily.dev/posts/d7vk-v1-8-continues-improving-legacy-direct3d-atop-the-vulkan-api-g5zmfluff) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [D7VK 1.2 Released For Improving Direct3D 6 Front-End](https://daily.dev/posts/d7vk-1-2-released-for-improving-direct3d-6-front-end-zvnjsvcvy) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#vulkan](https://daily.dev/tags/vulkan) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/gxvk-3dfx-glide-api-implemented-atop-vulkan-for-modern-usage-hzcu0reyf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"GXVK: 3Dfx Glide API Implemented Atop Vulkan For Modern Usage","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/gxvk-3dfx-glide-api-implemented-atop-vulkan-for-modern-usage-hzcu0reyf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/gxvk-3dfx-glide-api-implemented-atop-vulkan-for-modern-usage-hzcu0reyf"},"datePublished":"2026-10-29T00:51:49.664Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T00:52:24.331Z","description":"GXVK implements 3Dfx's Glide API atop Vulkan, letting some classic games run on modern systems. 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