Valve's Steam Frame virtual reality headset is leveraging the Mesa Zink driver for its OpenGL API implementation, executing atop the Vulkan API. The headset, which utilizes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 System-on-Chip (SoC) with Adreno graphics, was noted last year to employ Mesa's open-source "Turnip" Vulkan driver. Phoronix reported today that for OpenGL, "it turns out that the Mesa Zink driver is being used on the Steam Frame for OpenGL atop the Vulkan API." This choice allows OpenGL-based applications to run on the Steam Frame's Vulkan-native hardware, ensuring compatibility and utilizing the existing robust open-source driver stack for optimal performance.