OpenGL Vulkan Is In The Final Stretch

OpenGL Vulkan Is In The Final Stretch

The release of the next generation OpenGL specification (a.k.a. Vulkan) has been pushed back, but it won't be long before it is out.

The Khronos group confirmed that the Vulkan specification is complete and undergoing legal review and final polishing.

"The Vulkan conformance tests are being finalized and multiple member companies are preparing drivers for release," announced Khronos. "Implementation feedback is the vital final stage of making any Khronos specification ready for primetime, and the Vulkan 1.0 specification will be published when the first conformant implementations are confirmed."

Work is also progressing to complete Vulkan SDKs for Windows, Android and Linux. Google has upgraded to Promoter membership and is now on the Khronos Board to help steer Vulkan strategy for Android and the wider industry.