KhronosGroup recently released SPIRV-Tools v2026.4, delivering updates to both its optimizer and validator components. The optimizer now includes a new pass designed to convert typed pointers to untyp...
Rust-GPU v0.10.0 was released, updating its toolchain to nightly-2026-07-03 (rustc 1.98.0). This release introduces support for the VK_KHR_cooperative_matrix Vulkan extension, enabling efficient matri...
KhronosGroup released glslang 16.6.0 yesterday, introducing support for several new extensions and making significant refinements to its SPV_KHR_abort and printf handling. The update implements GL_EXT...
Intel's Jay graphics shader compiler has achieved Vulkan Conformance Test Suite (CTS) pass status for upcoming Xe2 and Xe3 generation hardware. Alyssa Rosenzweig, who joined Intel last year after cont...
The Khronos Group today released its 2026 Real-Time Shading Ecosystem Survey Report. This report compiles insights from over 400 shader developers, graphics programmers, rendering engineers, and tools...
AMD GPUOpen recently announced an update to its Radeon Developer Tool Suite. The release delivers RGP 2.7, which now includes "shader source code viewing" and instruction-level divergence metrics. The...
Intel has recently begun development of Jay, a new open-source shader compiler intended for its OpenGL and Vulkan Linux drivers. This initiative aims to enhance Linux graphics performance, particularl...