AMD Mantle

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AMD Mantle is a low-level graphics API developed by AMD that pioneered many of the design concepts later adopted by modern APIs like Vulkan and DirectX 12 to improve CPU efficiency and GPU performance.

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instanceOf graphics API ⓘ
abbreviation Mantle ⓘ
advantageOverTraditionalAPIs better multi-core CPU utilization ⓘ
lower driver overhead ⓘ
announcedBy AMD ⓘ
apiLayer user-mode graphics API ⓘ
apiType explicit graphics API ⓘ
category application programming interface ⓘ
comparedTo Direct3D 11 ⓘ
OpenGL ⓘ
contributedTo design of Vulkan ⓘ
designConcept closer-to-metal programming model ⓘ
explicit control over GPU resources ⓘ
low-level access to command buffers ⓘ
multi-threaded command buffer generation ⓘ
reduced driver overhead ⓘ
designedFor PC gaming ⓘ
high-performance graphics ⓘ
developer AMD ⓘ
Advanced Micro Devices ⓘ
domain computer graphics ⓘ
real-time rendering ⓘ
influenced DirectX 12 ⓘ
linked to: Direct3D 12

Vulkan ⓘ
modern explicit graphics APIs ⓘ
inspiredBy console-style low-level graphics APIs ⓘ
notableFeature improved performance in draw-call-heavy scenes ⓘ
low-level control similar to console APIs ⓘ
reduced CPU bottlenecks in draw call submission ⓘ
primaryGoal improve GPU performance ⓘ
provide low-level access to GPU hardware ⓘ
reduce CPU overhead in graphics workloads ⓘ
relatedStandard Direct3D ⓘ
DirectX 12 ⓘ
linked to: Direct3D 12

OpenGL ⓘ
Vulkan ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
superseded by Vulkan and DirectX 12 concepts ⓘ
strategicDecision specification and concepts contributed to Khronos Group ⓘ
supportedArchitecture Graphics Core Next ⓘ
supportedHardwareVendor AMD GPUs ⓘ
linked to: AMD Radeon GPUs
supportedPlatform Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to: Windows
targetUseCase AAA game engines ⓘ
CPU-bound rendering scenarios ⓘ
usedIn video games ⓘ

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Vulkan → inspiredBy → AMD Mantle ⓘ