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The Metal API is akin to an ObjC port of OpenGL. If you have access to OpenGL/CL Metal isn't going to give you much (other than perhaps a prettier API). Since
by fleitz 12y ago
The Metal API is akin to an ObjC port of OpenGL.
If you have access to OpenGL/CL Metal isn't going to give you much (other than perhaps a prettier API). Since most PC/Mac games are written in OpenGL/CL it will only make things slower.
The Metal API only really gives you extra perf if you're currently using SceneKit.
- valleyer 12y agoThat’s not what they said in the keynote… they compared it favorably in terms of performance to GL