D7VK 1.4 Released With More Improvements For Old Direct3D On Vulkan Under Linux

D7VK 1.4 Released With More Improvements For Old Direct3D On Vulkan Under Linux

• D7VK 1.4 Released With More Improvements For Old Direct3D On Vulkan Under Linux D7VK is the open-source project that began implementing the Direct3D 7 APIs atop Vulkan and with t

OS & Internals · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 249 words

Vlad: Weston 15.0 is here: Lua shells, Vulkan rendering, and a smoother display stack

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OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 610 words
Intel ANV Driver Sees Several Vulkan Video H.265 Encode Fixes

Intel ANV Driver Sees Several Vulkan Video H.265 Encode Fixes

• Intel ANV Driver Sees Several Vulkan Video H.265 Encode Fixes For those interested in Vulkan Video on the Intel ‘ANV’ open-source Linux driver, merged last week to Mesa 26.1-deve

OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 377 words
After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer - update will prove a boon for performance and modding

After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer - update will prove a boon for performance and modding

• After 17 years, Minecraft Java Edition starts replacing OpenGL with a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer - update will prove a boon for performance and modding Vibrant Visuals update

Mesa KosmicKrisp Driver Is Coming To iOS, More Performance & Vulkan 1.4 Expected

Mesa KosmicKrisp Driver Is Coming To iOS, More Performance & Vulkan 1.4 Expected

• Mesa KosmicKrisp Driver Is Coming To iOS, More Performance & Vulkan 1.4 Expected Last year LunarG announced KosmicKrisp as a new Vulkan implementation atop Apple’s Metal API. • I

OS & Internals · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 258 words
Vulkan 1.4.344 Released With New Extension From Valve

Vulkan 1.4.344 Released With New Extension From Valve

• Vulkan 1.4.344 Released With New Extension From Valve Vulkan 1.4.344 is out today as the latest routine spec update for this high performance graphics and compute API. • Besides

OS & Internals · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 192 words
Intel Vulkan Driver Lands One-Line Change That Can Bring Minor Performance Benefits

Intel Vulkan Driver Lands One-Line Change That Can Bring Minor Performance Benefits

• Intel Vulkan Driver Lands One-Line Change That Can Bring Minor Performance Benefits Merged today to Mesa 26.1 Git is a one-line change to the Intel ‘ANV’ Vulkan driver that is sh

OS & Internals · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 265 words
Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols

Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols

• Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols After delays, Weston 15.0 shipped this morning as the latest feature release to this reference Wayland

OS & Internals · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 265 words
wlroots 0.20 Nears Release With New Protocols, Enhanced Vulkan Renderer

wlroots 0.20 Nears Release With New Protocols, Enhanced Vulkan Renderer

• wlroots 0.20 Nears Release With New Protocols, Enhanced Vulkan Renderer Version 0.20 of the popular wlroots Wayland support library is nearing its official release. • Over the pa

Linux & Open Source · February 15, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 217 words
Release candidate: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1

• Godot 4.5.2 RC1 brings backported 4.6 fixes to rendering and platform ports. • Android export templates now include debug symbols for crash log symbolication on Google Play. • De

Game Development · January 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 181 words