Metal is a low-level, low-overhead hardware-accelerated 3D graphic and compute shader API created by Apple, debuting in iOS 8. Metal combines functions...
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Vulkan (redirect from Vulkan API)
closely resembles how modern GPUs work. Vulkan is comparable to Apple's Metal API and Microsoft's Direct3D 12. In addition to its lower CPU usage, Vulkan...
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11, OpenGL, Vulkan or Metal API calls. It is a portable version of OpenGL but with limitations of OpenGL ES standard. The API is mainly designed to bring...
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WebGPU (category 3D graphics APIs)
WebGPU API is a JavaScript, Rust, C++, and C API for cross-platform efficient graphics processing unit (GPU) access. Using a system's underlying Vulkan...
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Notes application, as well as adopting San Francisco as the system font. Metal API, an application enhancing software, had debuted in this operating system...
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the Hedgehog Metal (API), a graphics API from Apple for iOS and macOS Metal (wuxing), a phase of the Chinese philosophy of Wu Xing Metals, an academic...
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version 2.8 and Flutter 1.17.0 were released, adding support for the Metal API. On March 3, 2021, Google released Flutter 2 during an online Flutter...
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Xbox Series X/S Platform x86-64 Standard(s) The Windows and Xbox port use DirectX 12 API The macOS, iOS, iPadOS port use Metal API License Proprietary...
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work on older models. For example, Apple notes that the newly available Metal API is available on "all Macs since 2012". These computers can run OS X El...
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OpenGL (category 3D graphics APIs)
cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. The API is typically used to interact with a graphics processing...
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Compute kernel (section Vulkan API)
Kernel (image processing) DirectCompute CUDA OpenMP OpenCL SPIR-V SYCL Metal (API) GPGPU Vector processor RISC-V § Vector extension Digital signal processor...
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processing unit, the eGPU, developed in association with Apple to leverage the Metal API for professional video and graphics (such as those used by DaVinci Resolve)...
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Ray tracing (graphics) (section API)
technology is accessible across iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers via the Metal API. Apple reports up to a 4x performance increase over previous software-based...
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this limitation of SLI cards is broken with Nvidia's NVLink. Apple's Metal API got initial implementation in Blender 3.1 for Apple computers with M1...
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collaboration, and introduces a rebuilt video rendering system based on the Metal API. Additional features include a revised audio routing system and enhanced...
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Graphics API Reference at developer.apple.com Quartz in Tiger (from a review of Mac OS X 10.4 in Ars Technica) Introduction to OS X graphics APIs Cocoa Graphics...
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Quartz 2D (category MacOS APIs)
Quartz 2D is the native two-dimensional graphics rendering API for macOS and iOS platforms, part of the Core Graphics framework. Quartz 2D is available...
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was introduced in Mac OS X Tiger) is GPU acceleration for the Quartz 2D API. With QuartzGL enabled, all Quartz drawing commands are translated to OpenGL...
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including 3D games through use of OpenGL, and more recently, Apple's own Metal API API. Virtualization technology and the Boot Camp dual-boot utility also...
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their previous work on PlayStation titles, to initially support the Apple Metal API, later expanding it to add support for other platforms as well. The game...
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solutions Metal Performance Shaders, a collection of highly optimized compute and graphics shaders designed to integrate into apps using Apple's Metal API. Mandarin...
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and AMD GPUs on Intel-based macs. To do so, the port utilises the Apple Metal API. Baked Studio Deva Studios Guru Studio Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies...
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library can be used as a bridge, translating most of the Vulkan 1.0 API into the Metal API. Continuing the process started in macOS High Sierra (10.13), which...
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Protection. The Metal API, first introduced in iOS 8, was also included in this operating system for "all Macs since 2012". According to Apple, Metal accelerates...
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was used in Odyssey, but was significantly modified. Odyssey uses the Metal API on iOS, which the developers switched to for better performance and stability...
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supports Bluetooth 5. It also contains a new custom GPU, which can use the Metal API. Used in the Apple Watch Series 5, Watch SE, and HomePod mini. It adds...
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toolchain. 2014 - With the release of Mac OS Yosemite, Apple released the Metal API designed to replace OpenGL embedded libraries to improve performance on...
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Motor oil (redirect from API Service SM)
are API CK-4, CJ-4, CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4, and FA-4. The previous service categories such as API CC or CD are obsolete. API solved problems with API CI-4...
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ColorSync (category MacOS APIs)
ColorSync is Apple Inc.'s color management API for the Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems. Apple developed the original 1.0 version of ColorSync...
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Gear oil (section API ratings)
protection in excess of that provided by API GL-5 gear oils. The original API GL-6 test equipment is obsolete. API Category MT-1 designates lubricants intended...
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