OpenGL ES

E266145

application programming interface cross-platform standard embedded systems graphics API graphics API

OpenGL ES is a cross-platform, royalty-free 2D and 3D graphics API designed for embedded systems such as mobile devices, game consoles, and automotive displays.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
OpenGL ES canonical	15
OpenGL ES 2.0	5
OpenGL ES 3.0	2
OpenGL ES 3.1	2
OpenGL ES 1.0	1
OpenGL ES 1.1	1
OpenGL ES 3.2	1
OpenGL ES 3.x (on newer generations)	1
OpenGL ES 3.x is largely backward compatible with OpenGL ES 2.0	1
OpenGL for Embedded Systems	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2426686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OpenGL ES
Context triple: [Apple A12Z Bionic, supportsAPI, OpenGL ES]

A. OpenGL
OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
B. WebGL
WebGL is a JavaScript API that enables hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics rendering within web browsers without the need for plugins.
C. Metal graphics API
Metal graphics API is Apple’s low-level, high-performance framework for 3D graphics and GPU-accelerated computing on its devices.
D. OpenCL
OpenCL is an open, cross-platform framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous systems including CPUs, GPUs, and other processors.
E. Vulkan
Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics and compute API designed to provide high-performance access to modern GPUs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OpenGL ES
Target entity description: OpenGL ES is a cross-platform, royalty-free 2D and 3D graphics API designed for embedded systems such as mobile devices, game consoles, and automotive displays.

A. OpenGL
OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
B. WebGL
WebGL is a JavaScript API that enables hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics rendering within web browsers without the need for plugins.
C. Metal graphics API
Metal graphics API is Apple’s low-level, high-performance framework for 3D graphics and GPU-accelerated computing on its devices.
D. OpenCL
OpenCL is an open, cross-platform framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous systems including CPUs, GPUs, and other processors.
E. Vulkan
Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics and compute API designed to provide high-performance access to modern GPUs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	application programming interface ⓘ cross-platform standard ⓘ embedded systems graphics API ⓘ graphics API ⓘ
APIStyle	C language API ⓘ
backwardCompatibility	OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 3.x is largely backward compatible with OpenGL ES 2.0
basedOn	OpenGL ⓘ
category	3D computer graphics ⓘ mobile graphics ⓘ
competesWith	Direct3D ⓘ surface form: Direct3D (on some platforms) Vulkan (on mobile) ⓘ
designedFor	automotive displays ⓘ embedded systems ⓘ game consoles ⓘ mobile devices ⓘ
executionModel	client-server between application and GPU driver ⓘ
fullName	OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL for Embedded Systems
governingBody	Khronos Group ⓘ
hasProfile	fixed-function profile (1.x) ⓘ programmable shader profile (2.0+) ⓘ
introducedFor	resource-constrained devices ⓘ
is	cross-platform ⓘ
licenseModel	royalty-free ⓘ
optimizedFor	embedded GPUs ⓘ low-power devices ⓘ
provides	hardware-accelerated rendering ⓘ
relatedStandard	OpenGL ⓘ
standardizedBy	Khronos Group ⓘ
supports	programmable pipeline (in later versions) ⓘ shaders (in later versions) ⓘ
supportsGraphicsType	2D graphics ⓘ 3D graphics ⓘ
targetPlatform	Android ⓘ automotive infotainment systems ⓘ embedded Linux ⓘ game consoles ⓘ iOS ⓘ
useCase	mobile games ⓘ real-time 3D graphics ⓘ user interface rendering ⓘ
usedIn	set-top boxes ⓘ smartphones ⓘ tablets ⓘ
version	OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 1.0 OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 1.1 OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 2.0 OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 3.0 OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 3.1 OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL ES 3.2

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apple A12Z Bionic → supportsAPI → OpenGL ES ⓘ

WebGL → basedOn → OpenGL ES ⓘ

this entity surface form: OpenGL ES 2.0

WebGL → relatedStandard → OpenGL ES ⓘ

Immortalis-G715s MC10 → supportsAPI → OpenGL ES ⓘ

OpenGL → relatedStandard → OpenGL ES ⓘ

Vulkan → successorOf → OpenGL ES ⓘ

Adreno GPU → supports → OpenGL ES ⓘ

subject surface form: Adreno

Adreno GPU → supportsAPI → OpenGL ES ⓘ

subject surface form: Adreno

this entity surface form: OpenGL ES 3.x (on newer generations)

Nvidia Tegra 3 → supportsFeature → OpenGL ES ⓘ

this entity surface form: OpenGL ES 2.0

Core Animation → integratesWith → OpenGL ES ⓘ

OpenGL ES → fullName → OpenGL ES self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OpenGL for Embedded Systems