vulkan
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Vulkan’s Graphics API Is Finally Out, But Don’t Expect Performance Gains Yet
16It was meant to launch last year, but as they say: better late than never. The release version of the Vulkan graphics API, derived from the abandoned carcass of AMD’s low-level Mantle API, has finally been released royalty-free to all and sundry.
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Mantle, AMD’s Next Generation Graphics API, Is All But Dead
You guys remember Mantle, right? It was AMD’s effort to inject life into what was once a languishing area of improvement: 3D graphics APIs, the software that powers modern, real-time 3D. However, it appears the company is shelving its creation a mere two years after its inception.