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"Only platforms without Vulkan are Apple's" is most certainly NOT true. The Xbox One is a widely available platform for which a lot of 3D effort is invested, an
by unsigner 10y ago
"Only platforms without Vulkan are Apple's" is most certainly NOT true. The Xbox One is a widely available platform for which a lot of 3D effort is invested, and rewards this effort really well - much better than other platforms (like desktop Linux or old versions of Windows) that are frequently thrown around as arguments for "Vulkan everywhere".
It is a common observation among game developers who have really tried both that Metal is a much more accessible API than Vulkan; "90% of the performance for 10% of the effort".
- xxs 10y ago>>It is a common observation among game developers who have really tried both that Metal is a much more accessible API than Vulkan; "90% of the performance for 10% of the effort". Any citation on the matter?
- unsigner 10y agoNo, sorry, this particular quote is from a private channel. But see this: https://twitter.com/aras_p/status/749546349474054144 https://twitter.com/aras_p/status/749546349474054144 https://twitter.com/aras_p/status/767740566792724480 https://twitter.com/aras_p/status/767740566792724480 and this: http://zeuxcg.org/2016/12/01/metal-retrospective/ http://zeuxcg.org/2016/12/01/metal-retrospective/ and this: https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Azeuxcg%20metal%20vulkan https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Azeuxcg%20metal%20vulkan