Metal graphics API

E49844
GPU computing framework graphics API low-level graphics framework

Metal graphics API is Apple’s low-level, high-performance framework for 3D graphics and GPU-accelerated computing on its devices.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Metal API 4
Metal graphics API canonical 2
Metal (graphics API) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf GPU computing framework ⓘ
graphics API ⓘ
low-level graphics framework ⓘ
announcedAt Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 ⓘ
announcementYear 2014 ⓘ
APIStyle low-level ⓘ
component Metal Performance Shaders ⓘ
MetalFX ⓘ
MetalKit ⓘ
designedFor 3D graphics ⓘ
GPU-accelerated computing ⓘ
developedBy Apple Inc. ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
integratesWith Core Animation ⓘ
Core Image ⓘ
SceneKit ⓘ
SpriteKit ⓘ
introducedInVersionOfiOS iOS ⓘ
surface form: iOS 8
operatingSystem iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
tvOS ⓘ
watchOS ⓘ
performanceCharacteristic high-performance ⓘ
platform Apple TV ⓘ
Apple Watch ⓘ
Apple operating systems ⓘ
surface form: Apple platforms

Mac ⓘ
iPad ⓘ
iPhone ⓘ
primaryUseCase game development ⓘ
high-performance computing ⓘ
real-time 3D rendering ⓘ
replaces OpenCL on Apple platforms ⓘ
OpenGL on Apple platforms ⓘ
shaderLanguage Metal Shading Language ⓘ
similarTo DirectX ⓘ
surface form: Direct3D 12

Mantle ⓘ
Vulkan ⓘ
supports GPU compute shaders ⓘ
Metal Shading Language ⓘ
graphics rendering ⓘ
tessellation ⓘ
tile-based deferred rendering ⓘ
supportsFeature argument buffers ⓘ
indirect command buffers ⓘ
ray tracing ⓘ
variable rate shading ⓘ
usedBy AAA games on Apple platforms ⓘ
professional graphics applications on macOS ⓘ

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Apple M3 → supports → Metal graphics API ⓘ
Apple Neural Engine → programmedVia → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal Performance Shaders
Apple M-series → supports → Metal graphics API ⓘ
Bevy game engine → supportsRenderingAPI → Metal graphics API ⓘ
subject surface form: Bevy
this entity surface form: Metal (via wgpu)
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 → announced → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal (graphics API)
Apple WWDC 2017 → announcedFeature → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal 2 graphics API
Apple GPU → supports → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal API
Metal Shading Language → usedWith → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal API
Metal Shading Language → introducedWith → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal API
MetalFX → integratedInto → Metal graphics API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metal API