What is vulkaninfo.exe?
vulkaninfo.exe is digitally signed by LunarG, Inc..
vulkaninfo.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VulkanRT\1.0.3.0\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about vulkaninfo.exe.
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Digital signatures [?]
vulkaninfo.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | LunarG, Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 0e6604a4fb50da2058e2f0b6006ababb |
VirusTotal report
None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vulkaninfo.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8b3fd814d7dd1d35540c8c8883e83ff2 |
| SHA256 | e61b27e1716acc451c000f1367155ff675e451341e687348d2f6733f23aaf8f5 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vulkaninfo.exe:
vulkaninfo.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
vulkaninfo.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
vulkaninfo.exe has stopped working.
End Program - vulkaninfo.exe. This program is not responding.
vulkaninfo.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
vulkaninfo.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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What did other users do?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_(API)
It's a bit like OpenGL and Directx. Vulkan is the evolved version of AMD's Mantle API.
Removing it is a bad idea, it is important to keep it for NVidia to function correctly.
~BobbyTee
# 25 Mar 2016, 15:41
fats writes
They are simply command-line EXEs that run feature list queries and responses so developers can see what's available through the driver. The entire folder can be deleted without consequence.
# 28 Mar 2016, 21:43
_David_ writes
I Still dont want it, becasue it installed without informing me about it in advance and with no explanation As to what it is for or where it came its also visible in my Start menu with Causes Clutter. I do not trust anything at all that does this and i treat everything that does this as a VIRUS. if its so important for my GPU then it should not even be visible and should be running as an actual Background service that's embedded into MY GPU directly. instead its running and looking like a separate program and i have already deleted it 2 times now
# 31 Mar 2016, 19:48
Timothy Yurovskiyh writes
Welp, do whatever, but its it's there for a reason, so I'm choosing to keep it.
# 31 Mar 2016, 19:52
Jonny speed writes
This is part of a driver upgrade for AMD GPU... if you have your GPU program set to automatically update then it will install this program every time it updates. If you're updating your GPU manually then you would need to uncheck the box that says it'll install it.
What I have figured out so far is that the program enables the GPU to do multiple tasks at the same time. like memory, graphics and compute tasks can be performed at the same time instead of one after the other. This would mean less work for the CPU to interpret the data... this means faster frame rates and less power needed.
From a people smarter than me on a Gaming forum:
"Compared to OpenGL, Vulkan substantially reduces “API overhead,” which is background work a CPU must do to interpret what a game is asking of the hardware. Reducing this overhead gives hardware much more time to spend on delivering meaningful features, performance and image quality. Vulkan also exposes GPU hardware features not ordinarily accessible through OpenGL."
# 23 May 2016, 8:47
AThomas writes
C:\Program Files (x86)\VulkanRT\1.0.33.0\ I keep removing this and it comes back. I need help to remove it permanently.
# 12 Sep 2017, 2:55
Timothy Yurovskiyh writes