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Khronos's Vulcan API

Shahnewaz Mar 8, 2015

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https://www.khronos.org/vulkan
https://www.khronos.org/news/press/khronos-reveals-vulkan-api-for-high-efficiency-graphics-and-compute-on-gpus
https://www.khronos.org/assets/uploads/developers/library/overview/2015_vulkan_v1_Overview.pdf

Am I the only one who is very excited about the Vulcan API? This should be the next big thing for Linux gamers!
What do you think? Discuss away!

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Lordpkappa Mar 12, 2015

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I think it's a better economic model to have an API that works close to the metal in any system. DX11, DX12 are so boring, you have to convert all the code to support a new paltform.

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StianTheDark Mar 12, 2015

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Everyone needs to calm down. Vulkan wont fix ~~anything~~ that much, people seem to blame OpenGL for lazy developers.

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