One of the biggest pitfalls of portable gaming machines is their relative lack of portability; even if you can put up with the bulk of a gaming laptop, discrete graphics cards don't sip power -- they ...

Two new implementations is expected to come soon that will be a boon for PC gamers. Following Mantle API, DirectX and OpenGL will start offering low-level access to provide more efficient ways of ...

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OpenGL was an essential part of 3D gaming in the 1990s when Direct3D lacked advanced features and GLide only worked on 3dfx cards, but Direct3D is now reigning supreme in the world of PC graphics APIs ...

LONDON — The Khronos Group, an industry consortium focused on developing multimedia standards and application programming interfaces (APIs), has announced the release of the OpenGL 4.0 specification; ...

** Yes, yes, we've all seen the benchmarks from Valve. It's one data point from one company's single engine, and the comparison is between not just APIs but implementations; it's entirely possible ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We've seen Microsoft teasing the GDC announcement of the latest installment in their popular ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. After serving as the standard since shortly after its release in 1992, Silicon Graphics' OpenGL API ...

At Siggraph 2014, the Khronos Group has announced both OpenGL 4.5 and, more excitingly, the Next Generation OpenGL Initiative. OpenGL 4.5, except for some new Direct3D 11 emulation features for easier ...

AMD’s Mantle 1.0 is indeed dead, but like a Jedi, it looks to have risen in the form of the Kronos Group’s new open standard, cross-platform Vulkan API (but without Obi Wan’s weird blue glow). As I ...