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NVIDIA Nsight Systems 2019.6 is now available for download. This release expands graphics trace on Windows by adding support for Direct3D 11, ... TheIndustry'sFoundationforHighPerformanceGraphics fromgamestovirtualreality,mobilephonestosupercomputers Home Documentation CurrentOpenGLVersion OpenGLShadingLanguage AboutOpenGLExtensions OpenGLRegistry SpecFeedback OpenGL4ReferencePages OpenGL3.3ReferencePages OpenGL2.1ReferencePages OS/PlatformImplementations OpenGLBooks CodingResources OpenGLSDK GettingStarted OpenGLRegistry FAQ GLUT&UtilityLibraries ProgrammingLanguageBindings SampleCode&Tutorials Benchmarks MailingLists&NewsGroups OpenGLStackOverflow ArchivedResources Wiki Forums AboutOpenGL ContactUs OpenGLlogo Jobs OpenGLHeadlineNews TheVulkanwebsitehasanewhomeandlook! IthasbeenawhileinthemakingbutweareveryexcitedtolaunchthenewVulkanwebsitetothecommunity.Don’tworry,VulkanisstillmaintainedandownedbyTheKhronosGroup;wejustfeltthatithadoutgrownitsoldwebsitenowthatithasbeenfiveyearssincetheVulkan1.0launch. TheoriginalVulkanwebsitewasdesignedforthelaunchofacuttingedgenewAPIthatwould,initially,havelimitedofficialmaterialsandcommunitycontent.Theoldwebsiteperformedthatroleadmirably,butVulkanhascomealongwayandwenowhavealargeandincreasingamountoftools,libraries,educationalmaterial,andnewstoshowcasethatasinglepagewebsitecannothandle.Thenewwebsiteallowsustogatherallthesecurrentlydisparateinternalandcommunityresourcesinasingle,easilynavigableplace. Ourprimarygoalwiththenewvulkan.orgsitewastoplacekeyresourcesprominentlytoallowdeveloperstoquicklyandeasilyfindwhattheyneed.Withthisinmind,eachpagehasbuttonsinthebannerleadingstraighttothemostessentialandpopularresources.IfyouneedtheVulkanSpecification,SDKorGuideyoucanjustjumpstraightthere,nodiggingneeded. ThenewsitehasawholepagededicatedtoVulkantoolsandsupport,givingdevelopersaccesstoSDKs,profilers,debuggers,libraries,languagebindings,gameenginesandframeworksalleasytonavigatetothroughaseriesofquickbuttons.Thisisahugeimprovementanditlet’sdevelopersdiscovernewtoolsorquicklyfindtheirgotofavorites. Vulkanisenjoyingaboominadoptionbyworldclassdevelopersandwewanttomakesureweareshowcasingthisexcitingcontenttoourvisitors.Assuchyou’llnoticemuchmoreprominentuseofimageryacrossthesitethatwillbeupdatedastimegoesonandnewcontentisavailable.Thereisalsonowadedicated“MadewithVulkan”showcasewhichisalivinglistofVulkancontentandrevealsjusthowpowerfulandversatiletheAPIis.IfyouhaveaVulkanprojectthatyouwouldliketoletusknowabout,pleaseusethelinkedformontheMadewithVulkanpageabovetheshowcase. WehopethiswebsitebecomesanewfocalpointfortheVulkancommunityandimprovestheVulkandevelopmentexperienceforbothnewandexperienceddevelopers. Jun04,2021|Readarticle...|Permalink NVIDIAprovidesOpenGL-acceleratedRemoteDesktopforGeForce Inthesedaysofsocialdistancing,gamedevelopersandcontentcreatorsallovertheworldareworkingfromhomeandaskingforhelpusingWindowsRemoteDesktopstreamingwiththeOpenGLtoolstheyuse.NVIDIAhascreatedaspecialtoolforGeForceGPUstoaccelerateWindowsRemoteDesktopstreamingwithGeForcedriversR440orlater.Downloadandruntheexecutable(nvidiaopenglrdp.exe)fromtheDesignWorkswebsiteasAdministratorontheremoteWindowsPCwhereyourOpenGLapplicationwillrun.AdialogwillconfirmthatOpenGLaccelerationisenabledforRemoteDesktopandifarebootisrequired. Apr07,2020|Readarticle...|Permalink Mesa20.0NowDefaultsToTheNewIntelGallium3DDriverForFasterOpenGL AftermissingtheiroriginaltargetoftransitioningtoIntelGallium3DbydefaultforMesa19.3asthepreferredOpenGLLinuxdriveronIntelgraphicshardware,thismilestonehasnowbeenreachedforMesa20.0. Jan24,2020|Readarticle...|Permalink KhronosGroupReleasesVulkan1.2 TheKhronosGroupannouncesthereleaseoftheVulkan1.2specificationforGPUacceleration.Thisreleaseintegrates23provenextensionsintothecoreVulkanAPI,bringingsignificantdeveloper-requestedaccesstonewhardwarefunctionality,improvedapplicationperformance,andenhancedAPIusability.MultipleGPUvendorshavecertifiedconformantimplementations,andsignificantopensourcetoolingisexpectedduringJanuary2020.Vulkancontinuestoevolvebylisteningtodeveloperneeds,shippingnewfunctionalityasextensions,andthenconsolidatingextensionsthatreceivepositivedeveloperfeedbackintoaunifiedcoreAPIspecification.KhronosandtheVulkancommunitywillsupportVulkan1.2inawiderangeofopensourcecompilers,tools,anddebuggersbytheendofJanuary2020.DriverreleaseupdateswillbepostedontheVulkanPublicReleaseTracker. FindmoreinformationontheVulkan1.2specificationandassociatedtestsandtoolsat: Khronos’VulkanResourcePage SamplecodecanbefoundintheVulkanUnifiedSamplesRepository KhronoswelcomesfeedbackonVulkan1.2fromthedevelopercommunitythrough: KhronosDeveloperSlack GitHub AtutorialonVulkanTimelineSemaphore UpdatesonHLSLsupportinVulkan DownloadVulkan1.2Presentation Vulkan1.2Apparel Jan15,2020|Readarticle...|Permalink NVIDIAannouncesNsightSystems2019.6withOpenGLimprovements NVIDIANsightSystems2019.6isnowavailablefordownload.ThisreleaseexpandsgraphicstraceonWindowsbyaddingsupportforDirect3D11,WDDMCPU+GPUqueues,andOpenGL.OnLinux,newfeaturesincludesupportforCUDA10.2,simultaneousCLIsessions,DWARFunwindandcapturebyhotkey. 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