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SwiftShader
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DESCRIPTION
SwiftShader is Google’s high-performance CPU-based implementation of the Vulkan 1.3 graphics API, designed to provide a hardware-independent rendering solution for 3D graphics. Unlike traditional GPU drivers, SwiftShader executes graphics commands entirely on the CPU, making it ideal for environments where dedicated graphics hardware is unavailable or unsuitable. It acts as a drop-in replacement for Vulkan drivers, allowing existing applications to run seamlessly by redirecting API calls through its software-based rendering engine. The project supports Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and ChromeOS, offering broad cross-platform compatibility. SwiftShader’s design emphasizes both performance and compliance, enabling robust software rendering for testing, virtualization, and cloud-based graphics workloads.
Features
- CPU-based Vulkan 1.3 implementation for hardware-independent rendering
- Drop-in replacement for GPU drivers across major platforms
- Supports Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and ChromeOS environments
- Can be used with ANGLE for OpenGL ES compatibility (“SwANGLE”)
- Includes comprehensive CMake build system and dEQP test support
- Licensed under Apache 2.0 with active community contributions
Programming Language
C, C++, Go, Unix Shell
Categories
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