Software Download of the Week FurMark 2 stress test adds OpenGL, Vulkan, and Linux support FurMark 2 adds Windows and Linux cross-platform support, along with OpenGL 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1 3D APIs. OpenGL 2.1/3.0, Raspberry Pi, and macOS support are options for future versions. By Erik Orejuela, February 27, 2024, 10:07 AM
Hardware Gaming Radeon 7900M trades blows with laptop RTX 4090 in Vulkan benchmarks The laptop flagships could become competitive in games like Counter-Strike 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 By Daniel Sims, November 17, 2023, 6:06 PM 15 comments
Gaming Software Valve's work on Radeon's implementation of variable rate shading saves battery life on Steam Deck Valve adds a dynamic VRS feature to Radeon Vulkan By Daniel Sims, January 27, 2022, 3:53 PM 8 comments
Gaming Valve rolls out a beta patch for Half-Life 2, includes long-awaited bug fixes and Vulkan support Valve preps Half-Life 2 for the Steam Deck's launch By Cohen Coberly, October 19, 2021, 5:06 PM 26 comments
Gaming Software Graphics API Vulkan now features official ray tracing support Developers now have an alternative to DirectX 12 Ultimate By Cohen Coberly, November 23, 2020, 4:34 PM
Software CryEngine will soon include DirectX 12 multi-GPU and Vulkan support By Tim Schiesser, September 15, 2016, 7:30 AM
Gaming Software Doom patch adds support for Vulkan API By Shawn Knight, July 11, 2016, 3:30 PM 26 comments
Google Mobile Top Android N features detailed at I/O, beta now open to everyone By Julio Franco, May 18, 2016, 4:00 PM 9 comments
Hardware Software Nvidia's GeForce 364.47 WHQL drivers add support for Vulkan By Tim Schiesser, March 7, 2016, 6:30 PM 7 comments
Software Starting today, the Khronos Group's Vulkan API wants to change OpenGL for the better By Gabe Carey, February 16, 2016, 5:00 PM
Software Google Low-overhead graphics API Vulkan comes to Android By Tim Schiesser, August 11, 2015, 9:00 AM
Software Khronos launches Vulkan: the next, low-level version of OpenGL By Tim Schiesser, March 3, 2015, 9:00 AM