Mesa 26.0 Released with RADV Raytracing Gains, KosmicKrisp Vulkan-to-Metal Driver
The Mesa 26.0 open-source graphics stack was released today as a major update. This version introduces new features and improvements across its integrated graphics drivers. Key highlights include Metal API for macOS.">KosmicKrisp, a new layered driver designed to translate Vulkan API calls to Apple's Metal API for macOS environments. Additionally, Mesa 26.0 brings significant raytracing performance improvements to the RADV Vulkan driver, which targets AMD GPUs. The release also incorporates various other general Vulkan driver improvements across the stack.