Khronos Group is getting closer to releasing the final specification of the Volcano programming interface, which will improve the opportunities for the use of new graphics cards and multi-core processors. AMD is one of the main partners, responsible for the project, because de facto it is an evolution of Mantle API technology.
Volcano is an add-on for OpenGL and at the same time also an industry mantle technology development, which aims to give greater control over performance, energy efficiency and capabilities of graphics and multi-core processors.
Compared to OpenGL, Vulcan significantly reduces the load on the GPU and CPU. Reducing these necessary calculations makes it possible to direct hardware resources to graphics processing., improve the effects, and increase the quality and image detail.
Volcano furthermore provides developers with a wide range of functions, that were not previously available via OpenGL. Unlike DirectX 12, interface supports not only Windows 10, but also earlier versions of Windows 7 and 8.1, as well as Android and Linuxy.
"The release of Volcano 1.0 specification is a major step forward for developers. This powerful graphics API, which are also derived from the technology Mantle, will be particularly useful to develop applications on multiple platforms.”- said Raja Koduri, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect Radeon Technologies Group at AMD - Promoting open and scalable technology remains AMD’s action pivot, because for the first time based on low-level APIs. As a member of the Khronos Group, AMD proudly partners with hardware and software technology leaders, API to create a volcano, the purpose of which is the beginning of the next stage in the development of computer games. "
As soon as the Khronos Group to provide final specification Volcano 1.0, AMD will provide a test version of the drivers Radeon Software with built in support for this technology. This new driver in conjunction with the possibilities of Radeon graphics cards will allow game developers to remove existing for a long time “narrow places” software, thanks to which it will be possible to get new and richer opportunities in games.
