Apple Metal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:graphic_design
gptkbp:competes_with gptkb:Vulkan
gptkb:Direct3_D
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkbp:enables real-time graphics
high-fidelity rendering
gptkbp:enhances performance of graphics applications
gptkbp:features gptkb:Metal_Kit
Metal API
Metal Performance Shaders
gptkbp:has gptkb:Metal_Shader_Language
support for multi-threading
support for texture compression
support for asynchronous compute
support for dynamic libraries
Metal API documentation
support for multiple rendering techniques
support for shader compilation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apple Metal
gptkbp:integrates_with gptkb:Scene_Kit
gptkb:Sprite_Kit
gptkb:Graphics_Processing_Unit
gptkb:Animation
gptkbp:is cross-platform
high-performance
designed for mobile devices
used in scientific computing
used in video games
used in simulation software
part of Apple ecosystem
optimized for Apple hardware
used in machine learning applications
used in augmented reality
used in virtual reality
used in video editing software
used in game engines
used in 3 D modeling software
used in rendering engines
low-overhead
designed for desktop computers
part of Apple's graphics stack
used in graphics-intensive applications
used in image editing software
used in professional applications
widely adopted by developers
gptkbp:provides tools for developers
low-level access to GPU
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:2014
gptkbp:supports gptkb:i_OS
gptkb:mac_OS
GPU-accelerated computing
ray tracing
compute shaders
gptkbp:used_for image processing
game development
3 D graphics rendering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apple_GPU_(4-core_graphics)
gptkb:Apple_GPU_(three-core_graphics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6