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Metal predates vulkan by over two years. If anything vulkan is a response to it, not the other way around.

by kec 7y ago

mda 7y ago
AMD Mantel predates and inspires all. Vulcan is based on Mantel which was donated to Khronos.
- pjmlp 7y ago
  Which was proprietary to AMD and was donated to Khronos, because otherwise they wouldn't have anything to stand on, and would come up with another Long Peaks.