Vulkan is a low-level, cross-platform graphics and compute API that provides developers with direct access to graphics processing units (GPUs) and other hardware components. It is designed to offer high-performance, low-latency, and multi-threading capabilities, making it an ideal choice for developing graphics-intensive applications, such as games, simulations, and professional visualization tools.

If you are a gamer or a developer, you may need to download and install Vulkan Run Time Libraries 1.0 65.1 for several reasons:

LunarG (the maintainer of the Vulkan SDK) provides older SDK versions, which include the runtime.

After downloading and running the driver installer, select “Custom (Advanced)” and check “Perform a clean installation”. The Vulkan runtime will be installed automatically.