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API for High-efficiency Graphics and Compute on GPUs Vulkan.org: https://vulkan.org/
Today the Vulkan Working Group has released two important updates to the API and ecosystem: an entirely new Descriptor system and the Vulkan Roadmap 2026 Milestone. Initial support for these features is expected in the next Vulkan SDK release planned for Q1 2026. These new features and more will be discussed at the forthcoming Vulkanised 2026 conference, taking place in San Diego on February 9-11.
The Khronos Group
Vulkan Introduces Roadmap 2026 and New Descriptor Heap Extension
The Khronos Vulkan API is in continuous development, and today the Vulkan Working Group has released two important updates to the API and ecosystem...
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Newly released VK_EXT_present_timing extension combines two fundamental features: -The ability to receive timing feedback about previous presentation requests -The ability to explicitly specify a target presentation time for each request Learn more:
The Khronos Group
VK_EXT_present_timing: the Journey to State-of-the-Art Frame Pacing in Vulkan
Real-time graphics evolved quickly through the 1990s and 2000s, but developers struggled with one persistent bottleneck: precise control over when ...
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In this tutorial series from SIGGRAPH, we enhance a Vulkan renderer with ray tracing features to implement real-time pixel-perfect shadows (with and without transparency) and a bonus reflection effect. You will work with provided scaffolded code (based on the Vulkan Tutorial) and fill in key shader functions following step-by-step instructions.
SIGGRAPH 2025: Hands-on Vulkan Ray Tracing with Dynamic Rendering :: Vulkan Documentation Project
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Vulkan 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook is out now in paperback! Written by experts with decades of rendering experience, this cookbook equips you with practical, hands-on recipes to master modern 3D graphics development by using bindless #Vulkan.
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Today, with the release of version 1.4.321 of the #Vulkan specification, Vulkan Video is once again being expanded for encoding operations with the introduction of the Encode Intra-refresh extension—the second advanced feature extension for encoding.
The Khronos Group
Khronos Announces Vulkan Video Encode Intra-refresh Extension
Deploying and developing royalty-free open standards for 3D graphics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Parallel Computing, Neural Networks, and Visio...
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Synchronization in Vulkan has long been one of its most notorious challenges. The Vulkan Working Group has been steadily working to simplifying the synchronization model. One of the most frequent developer frustrations has been the complexity of managing image layouts, a pain point we’re tackling head-on with the new VK_KHR_unified_image_layouts extension, which aims to eliminate the need for most layout transitions entirely. Learn more:
The Khronos Group
So Long, Image Layouts: Simplifying Vulkan Synchronization
Deploying and developing royalty-free open standards for 3D graphics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Parallel Computing, Neural Networks, and Visio...
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Help shape the future of the Vulkan developer ecosystem! The 2025 LunarG Ecosystem Survey is now live. A few minutes of your time will help us chart the course and set priorities for the upcoming year. Survey closes on February 19, 2025. www.surveymonkey.com/r/89LW2R8
The Khronos Group has announced the release of Vulkan 1.4. Vulkan 1.4 integrates and mandates support for many proven features into its core specification, expanding the functionality that is consistently available to developers, greatly simplifying application development and deployment across multiple platforms. It consolidates numerous previously optional extensions, features, and increased minimum hardware limits. Learn more:
The Khronos Group
Khronos Streamlines Development and Deployment of GPU-Accelerated Applications with Vulkan 1.4
Today the Khronos Group has announced the release of Vulkan 1.4, the…
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Today, with the release of Vulkan 1.3.302, Khronos is proud to announce two new Vulkan Video encode extensions. First, the Encode AV1 extension adds AV1 encode functionality to complement its existing AV1 decode support. Additionally, the new Encode Quantization Map extension introduces advanced encoding features for all supported codecs to Vulkan Video developers for the first time. Learn more:
The Khronos Group
Khronos Announces Vulkan Video Encode AV1 & Encode Quantization Map Extensions
Today, with the release of Vulkan 1.3.302, Khronos is proud to announce two new encode extensions. First, the highly anticipated Encode AV1 extensi...
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