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technology1 year ago

"Asahi Linux Project Achieves Superior OpenGL Support on Apple Silicon Compared to Apple"

The Asahi Linux project, aiming to support Linux on Apple Silicon Macs, has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing Apple's OpenGL and OpenGL ES graphics support with its latest GPU driver. Despite the challenges posed by Apple's hardware, the Asahi team's driver now fully conforms with OpenGL version 4.6 and OpenGL ES version 3.2, enabling better compatibility with software like Valve's Proton and supporting native Linux apps. The project's next focus is on supporting the low-overhead Vulkan API on Apple's hardware, with basic support for the newest M3 Macs expected to take at least six months.

via Ars Technica|
#apple-silicon#asahi-linux#gpu-driver
technology1 year ago

"Apple M1 Linux Driver Enables OpenGL 4.6 and OpenGL ES 3.2 Support"

The Asahi Linux project has achieved OpenGL 4.6 conformance and OpenGL ES 3.2 support on the Apple M1, marking a significant upgrade for Linux OpenGL support on the platform. This development brings new capabilities such as SPIR-V support and compute shaders to Apple M1 devices running the Fedora-based Asahi Linux spin, with ongoing efforts to bring Vulkan API support and the AGX DRM kernel graphics driver upstreamed into Linux.

via Phoronix|
#apple-m1#asahi-linux#graphics-driver
technology1 year ago

"Evolution of GTK's Unified Renderers: A Glimpse into the Future"

GTK has merged new "unified" rendering code with a focus on Vulkan API support, encouraging Linux distributions to build with the Vulkan renderer. The NGL and Vulkan renderers, built from the same sources, offer improved anti-aliasing, fractional scaling support, arbitrary gradients, and broader DMA-BUF support. While not yet faster than the old OpenGL renderer, future improvements include HDR color handling, GPU path rendering, and off-the-main-thread rendering. The NGL renderer is now the default in GTK 4.13.6, with the option to revert to the old OpenGL renderer for "very old" hardware.

via Phoronix|
#gtk#linux-distributions#opengl