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Vulkan and the Move to Explicit GPU Programming

Vulkan shifted work traditionally hidden inside graphics drivers into explicit application control over command buffers, memory, synchronization, queues, and pipelines, trading convenience for predictable low-overhead GPU access.

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OpenGL and the Standardization of Portable 3D Graphics Programming

OpenGL turned Silicon Graphics' workstation graphics lineage into a formally specified, multi-vendor API that let applications target accelerated 3D hardware across platforms.

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