A new tutorial from Etay Meiri is out: youtu.be/HmA0ytPjbK0 In this video he describes Specialization Constants in Vulkan.

LunarG's white paper, Configuring Vulkan Layers, has been updated for Vulkan SDK 1.4.335 and newer, bringing greater consistency, easier discovery of layer features, & smoother workflows for developers working with validation, profiles, extensions, and utility layers. www.lunarg.com/updated-conf...

Wildly neat work from @khronos.org doing a variety of video codecs in compute shaders. Big variety of interesting formats here, many "mezzanine" compression, high quality semi-realtime for av production. Example: Samsung APV. www.khronos.org/blog/video-e...

Learn how FFmpeg uses Vulkan Compute shaders to accelerate professional codec workflows — FFv1, ProRes, ProRes RAW, APV and more — on any Vulkan-capable GPU, with no fixed-function hardware required. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/video-e... #Vulkan #FFmpeg #GPUCompute #ProRes #FFv1 #APV #VC2

Just released a substantial update to the @vulkan.org #Vulkan hardware database at vulkan.gpuinfo.org.with this update, performance should improve a lot and with that also site availability. You can read up on the changes at www.saschawillems.de/blog/2026/03...

SPIR-V 1.6 Revision 7 has been released. See change log: registry.khronos.org/SPIR-V/specs... #SPIRV #vulkan #GPUProgramming #GPU #GraphicsProgramming

The Vulkan Working Group has published, Building a Simple Game Engine, a new in-depth tutorial for developers ready to move beyond the basics and into professional-grade engine development. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/new-vul... #vulkan #tutorial #programming #gpu #gameengine

ICYMI: Weston 15.0 is out now. It brings a new Lua-based shell for fully customizable window management, an experimental Vulkan renderer, and a wide range of improvements across color handling, media playback, and display performance. col.la/weston15 #Weston #Wayland #OpenSource @vulkan.org

If you wanna know if #Vulkan @vulkan.org is the right graphics api for hobby developers (tl;dr: yes), you might find an answer in my #Vulkanised 2026 talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eshk...

Another step towards vibrant visuals https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/another-step-towards-vibrant-visuals-for-java-edition

@vulkan.org Roadmap 2026 Milestone: Variable Rate Shading, Host Image Copies & More - Phoronix www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-...

We are excited to share that the session videos and presentation slides from Vulkanised 2026 are now available online! All files linked on the event page: vulkan.org/events/vulka... Huge thanks to all the speakers, organizers, sponsors, and contributors! #Vulkan #API #Graphics #Developer #GPU

Looking for a basic @vulkan.org #Vulkan descriptor heap example? I've got you covered: github.com/SaschaWillem...

Happy birthday Vulkan!

@vulkan.org #Vulkan Hardware Capability viewer 4.11 released. This version adds support for several new extensions, incl. VK_EXT_descriptor_heap. vulkan.gpuinfo.org/download.php

In this blog, Vulkan Strategy Officer, Tobias Hector, explains how the new extension fundamentally changes how Vulkan applications interact with descriptors. The working group is looking for feedback before making it part of the core specification. Learn more: khr.io/1n5 #vulkan #gpu #programming

Register now for Vulkanised 2026, the largest event dedicated to developers using the Vulkan API, and bring your questions to be answered by our world-leading panel of experts! Explore the agenda and register today: vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #api #Vulkanised2026 #graphics #developer

Early Bird pricing for Vulkanised 2026 ends on January 18. Register now to attend the largest event dedicated to developers using the Vulkan API. vulkan.org/events/vulka... #Vulkanised2026 #Vulkan #API #graphics #GPU

Guess who's got too many testicles and just learned they don't have to rewrite this whole thing a second time in Metal? That's right, it's ya droid. Thanks! @vulkan.org

My "How to Vulkan in 2026" @vulkan.org #Vulkan guide is now publicly available at www.howtovulkan.com I still consider it a preview, though I'm mostly happy with it and only plan on changing minor things and incorporating some feedback.

I published some notes about @vulkan.org's new VK_EXT_custom_resolve extension and the work I did at @igalia.com related to it. More info here: rg3.name/202511262000...

Newly released VK_EXT_present_timing extension combines two fundamental features: -The ability to receive timing feedback about previous presentation requests -The ability to explicitly specify a target presentation time for each request Learn more: khr.io/1m8 #vulkan

Valve’s announcements last week about their new hardware were particularly welcome here at Igalia: a lot of our work will be in those machines. From translation layers to better frame rates and longer battery life, we’ve helped @valvesoftware.com push gaming forward. www.igalia.com/2025/11/help...

The Khronos Group has announced that Shader Execution Reordering in #Vulkan has advanced from a vendor-specific extensionto a multi-vendor Vulkan extension, reducing issues with divergence in ray tracing workloads. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/boostin... #ray #tracing #shader

The Khronos Group has announced that Shader Execution Reordering in #Vulkan has advanced from a vendor-specific extensionto a multi-vendor Vulkan extension, reducing issues with divergence in ray tracing workloads. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/boostin... #ray #tracing #shader

The Vulkanised 2026 program has been released! The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan Explore the program and register today! vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing

LunarG's KosmicKrisp driver is now a Khronos Vulkan 1.3 Conformant product for Apple M3 Pro! Say goodbye to portability hacks; hello native Vulkan power for macOS devs, Android emulation, & beyond. www.lunarg.com/lunarg-achie... #Vulkan #AppleSilicon #Mesa #GraphicsDev

Stride 4.2.1.2485 release brought compute shader support to its #Vulkan back-end. This new code generates #GLSL compute #shaders with #compute #intrinsics. www.phoronix.com/news/Stride-...

New update for the @vulkan.org #Vulkan Hardware Capability Viewer released. This adds in support for several new extensions and adds support for for non-portability implementations on Apple platforms like KosmicKrisp thanks to LunarG. Download at: vulkan.gpuinfo.org/download.php

In this tutorial series from SIGGRAPH, we enhance a Vulkan renderer with ray tracing features to implement real-time pixel-perfect shadows (with and without transparency) and a bonus reflection effect. docs.vulkan.org/tutorial/lat... #tutorial #raytracing #vulkan #shadows #reflection

Autodesk VRED 2026 has introduced new Vulkan renderer alongside the traditional OpenGL real-time pipeline, addressing fundamental limitations while introducing hybrid ray tracing capabilities that significantly enhance visual quality in real-time scenarios on […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

This Sunday is the deadline for submissions to Vulkanised 2026. Submit your title and short abstract today! Vulkanised 2026 submissions: vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #vulkanised #GPU #API

Next week at XDC, there will be a half dozen sessions on the Vulkan API including tips and tricks for Vulkan Conformance Test Suite, KosmicKrisp - a Vulkan to Metal layered driver, and more. Check out all the Vulkan sessions: www.khronos.org/events/xdc-2... #vulkan #api #KosmicKrisp #XDC #XDC2025

Curious how NSS can deliver crisp frames at a fraction of the GPU load in Unreal Engine 5.5? 💻 In this Code-Along + Expert Q&A, we’ll set up @vulkan.org ML emulation, enable the NSS plugin, and visualize ML-powered upscaling in real time on Arm emulation layers. www.arm.com/resources/we...

Less than a month before the deadline for Vulkanised submissions passes on Sunday, October 12th. Vulkanised provides a great opportunity to share your work, your ideas, and unique perspectives with your peers in the Vulkan ecosystem. www.vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #api

When I started work on my @vulkan.org #Vulkan C++ samples almost 10 years ago I made some non-optimal decisions esp. around sync and command buffer recording. Finally fixed those and did a write-up with a small retrospective at www.saschawillems.de/blog/2025/08...

Jean-Eudes Marvie updated the vk_gaussian_splatting sample with ray tracing techniques github.com/nvpro-sample... @vulkan.org

Attend the Khronos Networking Reception—Wed, Aug 13, 6‑9 PM! Sponsored by LunarG, Cesium and NVIDIA. Connect with Khronos members, enjoy demos, and network informally over refreshments. RSVP for tickets: www.khronos.org/events/siggr... #networking #SIGGRAPH2025

As we approach SIGGRAPH 2025, a new blog post has been added that previews the key Vulkan developments, initiatives, and events that will take center stage at the Vulkan BOF. Check it out for the latest Vulkan news. www.khronos.org/blog/vulkan-... #vulkan #api #graphics

We are excited for next week's SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, Canada! Come see our Birds of a Feather (BOF) session, panels, Forging Forward with Vulkan. Don’t miss your chance to connect with us and the wider developer community. www.khronos.org/events/siggr... #SIGGRAPH2025 #vulkan #api

let me remind you that we keep track of the @vulkan.org Video extension developments in vulkan-video-status.igalia.com cc: @igalia.com

Vulkan 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook is out now in paperback! Written by experts with decades of rendering experience, this cookbook equips you with practical, hands-on recipes to master modern 3D graphics development by using bindless #Vulkan. www.amazon.com/Vulkan-Graph...

Vulkanised 2026 will be held in San Diego in February. If you would like to speak at this premiere event dedicated to Vulkan developers, now is your chance. The call for submissions is open until October 12. Learn more: vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #Vulkanised

Today, with the release of version 1.4.321 of the #Vulkan specification, Vulkan Video is once again being expanded for encoding operations with the introduction of the Encode Intra-refresh extension—the second advanced feature extension for encoding. khr.io/1l7

This session is TOMORROW! Please join us for a "getting started" session on the Slang reflection API! Registration info at this link.

Vulkanised is coming to San Diego on February 9-11, 2026, and we are pleased to announce the call for submissions is now open until October 12! We are seeking submissions from Vulkan experts eager to share their work. Learn more: www.vulkan.org/events/vulka...

Khronos Group's Dennis Fu presented at this year's Huawei Developer Conference held in Songshan Lake, China. Dennis gave two presentations: AR/VR for OpenXR and Graphics and Gaming for Vulkan/glTF.

New update for the @vulkan.org #Vulkan Hardware Capability Viewer released. This adds in support for several new extensions and also is the first version with native builds for Linux ARM64 thanks to an external contribution. Download at: vulkan.gpuinfo.org/download.php

Synchronization in Vulkan has been a frustrating challenge for many developers. So, in order to simplify, we present the VK_KHR_unified_image_layouts extension which aims to eliminate the need for most layout transitions entirely. Learn more: khr.io/1ky #vulkan #synchronization #API

Playing around with #Vulkan @vulkan.org and JoltPhysics. Integrating Jolt was pretty straight-forward (compared to other physics engines). Both in terms of build setup and code. Nice job @jrouwe.bsky.social :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yc6...