Apple's OpenGL implementation over Metal.
This is quite unpleasant situation for a developer of multi-platform software, as Apple steadily pushes to their platform-specific APIs like Metal as the only choice, which implies a stronger vendor-lock and/or a more expensive development.Īn alternative to using platform-specific APIs directly could be using a proxy-library implementing a multi-platform API on top of platform-specific API. Apple holds the full control over OpenGL functionality in system and doesn't give graphics card vendors any way to deliver users more up-to-date OpenGL features (even when their hardware supports them on other systems). In contrast, macOS is much more closed system, where all graphic drivers are part of the system and cannot be (normally) updated without updating system itself. Graphics card vendors provide drivers independently from Microsoft and OpenGL capabilities can be implemented without Microsoft approval. On Windows, system-provided opengl32.dll doesn't actually implement OpenGL but is rather a proxy-library dynamically loading functions from a driver provided by a graphics card vendor. Intel® Built-In Visuals provide superb visual performance for sharper images, richer color, and lifelike video and audio.Built-in OpenGL on macOS works a little bit different from other platforms like Windows or Linux. Intel® Core™ M processor (Intel® HD graphics 5300Ĥth generation Intel® Core™ processor family There’s no need for an extra add-in graphics card-full graphics and media support is already built in.ĥth generation Intel® Core™ processor family (Intel® Iris™ graphics 6100, Intel® HD graphics 5500 / 5600) Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics 6200 (Mid-2015) Watch movies and Internet videos in high definition, play popular casual and mainstream games, and get full support for Microsoft* Windows* 7 and Windows* 8. Intel® Iris™ graphics and Iris™ Pro graphics are trademarked names for the two highest levels of graphics in select 4th gen Intel® Core™ processors. Iris graphics is included in 28 W 4th gen Intel Core processors geared for Ultrabook™. Iris Pro graphics is focused on higher performance notebooks and desktop All-In-One PCs (47 W processors and higher) delivering up to 2X graphics performance. Intel® HD graphics is built into the processor and delivers immersive mainstream gaming, 3-D experiences, and a smooth and fast next-generation browser experience.
0 kommentar(er)
