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Giantrobot’s comment is spot on. I’m addition, I think Apple just wanted a faster and more modern API to make better use of their hardware than the old version
by MBCook 3y ago
Giantrobot’s comment is spot on.
I’m addition, I think Apple just wanted a faster and more modern API to make better use of their hardware than the old version of OpenGL they were using. I suspect they still would have made Metal even if the games industry didn’t exist.
That just happens to be the context we hear it discusses in the most, for obvious reasons.
- giantrobot 3y agoI think Metal would have 100% happened even if somehow the game industry didn't exist. It was all about getting better performance, especially better performance per watt by making more optimal use of the hardware. I don't think the OpenGL model of GPUs was ever going to get there. Since Vulkan just didn't exist when Apple was looking at the landscape they decided to make their own system.