Raspberry Pi 4 is now OpenGL ES 3.1 conformant, Vulkan ...

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B has passed Khronos' test suite meaning it is now conformant with the not-quite-latest OpenGL ES version. ByRyanDaws| 3rdFebruary2020|TechForgeMedia Categories: API, Gaming, RyanisasenioreditoratTechForgeMediawithoveradecadeofexperiencecoveringthelatesttechnologyandinterviewingleadingindustryfigures.Hecanoftenbesightedattechconferenceswithastrongcoffeeinonehandandalaptopintheother.Ifit'sgeeky,he’sprobablyintoit.FindhimonTwitter:@Gadget_Ry RaspberryPi4ModelBhaspassedKhronos’testsuitemeaningitisnowconformantwiththenot-quite-latestOpenGLESversion. ThePi4ModelBwaslaunchedlastJunepackingaBroadcomBCM2711SoCwithaVideocoreVIGPUsupportingtheOpenGLES3.0graphicsAPI. Asofearlierthismonth,thePi4ModelBwasaddedtoKhronos’listofdevicesofficiallycompliantwithOpenGLES3.1. OpenGLESisapopularAPIhelpingdeveloperstorender2Dand3Dgraphics.Asofwriting,thelatestversionofOpenGLESis3.2–meaningthePi4ModelBisjustslightlybehind.However,thefocusisnowshiftingtoVulkan. VulkanisashinynewgraphicsAPIintendedtobeanevolutionofOpenGLESwhichachievesimprovedpowerefficiencyandperformancethroughbetterutilisationofmulti-coreprocessors. ThePiFoundationhasbegunworkonVulkansupportforthePi4andhasachievedthebasictriangledemowhichisconsideredthe“Helloworld!”ofgraphicsprogramming. There’sstillalongwaytogoanddevelopmentworkofVulkanonPiisbeingoutsourcedtoaSpanishfirmcalledIgalia. EbenUpton,thecreatoroftheRaspberryPiandfounderofthePiFoundation,saidaboutVulkansupportonthePi:“Oncewehavesomethingsuitablefortire-kickingwe’lldoanotherpostwithinstructions.Probablysixmonthsorso.” Interestedinhearingindustryleadersdiscusssubjectslikethisandsharingtheiruse-cases?Attendtheco-located 5GExpo, IoTTechExpo,BlockchainExpo,AI&BigDataExpo,and CyberSecurity&CloudExpo WorldSerieswithupcomingeventsinSiliconValley,London,andAmsterdam. 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