[IshKebab]

> There's a pretty big overhead even if you're not using any 3D features.

Graphics cards haven't had 2D acceleration for decades so you're always using the 3D features.

[lewispollard]

Apologies for repeating my reply to the other comment, but I am interested in getting an answer to this question.

Is that true of eg, the graphics chip in an older android phone, that only supports gles2? That's mainly what I mean by that statement.