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gptkbp:instanceOf
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graphics API
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gptkbp:announced
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gptkb:WWDC_2014
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gptkbp:API
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low-overhead
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gptkbp:APIStyle
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object-oriented
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gptkbp:category
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Apple Store
3D graphics APIs
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Direct3D
gptkb:OpenGL
gptkb:Vulkan
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gptkbp:computePipeline
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programmable
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gptkbp:developer
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gptkb:Apple_Inc.
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gptkbp:documentation
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https://developer.apple.com/metal/
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gptkbp:firstReleased
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June 2, 2014
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gptkbp:graphicsPipeline
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programmable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Metal graphics API
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gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
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3.0
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gptkbp:license
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Proprietary
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gptkbp:operatingSystem
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gptkb:iOS
gptkb:iPadOS
gptkb:macOS
gptkb:tvOS
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gptkbp:platform
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gptkb:Apple_Silicon
gptkb:Apple_A7_or_later
macOS devices with Intel HD and later GPUs
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gptkbp:programmingLanguage
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gptkb:Objective-C
gptkb:Swift
gptkb:C++
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:OpenGL_on_Apple_platforms
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gptkbp:shaderLanguage
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gptkb:Metal_Shading_Language
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gptkbp:supports
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Penrose tiling
GPU-accelerated compute
GPU-accelerated graphics
argument buffers
multi-threaded rendering
precompiled shaders
resource heaps
variable rate shading
tile-based deferred rendering
GPU-driven pipelines
command queues
ray tracing (from Metal 3)
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gptkbp:type
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low-level API
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gptkbp:usedBy
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AAA games on Apple platforms
professional creative applications
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:machine_learning
image processing
game development
graphics rendering
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:macOS_(before_Catalina)
gptkb:macOS_operating_systems
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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