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Re:Apple proposes new web 3D graphics API by vondur on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @08:03PM (#13594711)
Could someone not provide Vulkan driver support on the Mac or is it forbidden by Apple to do so?
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Re:Apple proposes new web 3D graphics API by mrec on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @09:33PM (#13595186)
On Windows, Vulkan support is provided by the IHV graphics drivers from Nvidia, AMD etc. On Mac, Apple themselves ship the drivers (incorporating some portions of IHV code, but ultimately all under Apple's control).
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Re:Apple proposes new web 3D graphics API by kitsunesoba on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:00PM (#13595304)
If you're using a newer Nvidia card, you can download and install much more up to date Mac drivers direct from Nvidia's site. Yes, Apple bundles their own drivers but there's nothing stopping hardware vendors from shipping their own Mac drivers.
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Re:Apple proposes new web 3D graphics API by dman on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:02PM (#13595313)
That still wont change the version of OpenGL supported by the driver as far as I know. If someone has OpenGL 4.5 working on OSX I would be very interested in finding out.
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