Open-Source Nvidia Driver Moving to NVK and Zink for OpenGL on Newer GPUs

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	Open-Source Nvidia Driver Moving to NVK and Zink for OpenGL on Newer GPUs (phoronix.com)
	41 points by WhyUVoteGarbage 853 days ago

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intsunny 853 days ago

For those confused about the vocabulary:

Zink: Provides OpenGL support for devices that only support Vulkan.

NVK: Newer open source Vulkan driver for Nvidia hardware. Different than the older existing nouveau driver which was largely developed with very very little Nvidia support.

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nathan_phoenix 853 days ago

Thanks! Very helpful for the uninitiated like myself.

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