Vulkan Graphics API

Vulkan is a modern, low-level graphics API that provides direct, fine-grained control over GPU hardware. Unlike OpenGL (which abstracts GPU details), Vulkan requires explicit management of GPU memory, synchronization, and rendering pipelines. This explicitness enables extreme performance: Vulkan applications can achieve 10–100x better performance than OpenGL equivalents. Vulkan is used in cutting-edge graphics: AAA games, VR engines, autonomous driving visualization, and high-performance computing. It's also cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS), making it the standard for portable graphics code.