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Vulkan

cross-platform 3D graphics and computing programming interface
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Vulkan

Summary

Vulkan is an application programming interface[1]. Vulkan ranks in the top 2% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vulkan's image is recorded as Vulkaninfo with vkcube screenshot.png[3].
  • Vulkan's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[4].
  • Vulkan's instance of is recorded as software[5].
  • Vulkan's based on is recorded as Mantle[6].
  • Vulkan's logo image is recorded as Vulkan logo.svg[7].
  • Vulkan's follows is recorded as OpenGL[8].
  • Vulkan's developer is recorded as Khronos Group[9].
  • Vulkan's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[10].
  • Vulkan's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[11].
  • Vulkan's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International[12].
  • Vulkan's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • Vulkan's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • Vulkan's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • Vulkan's operating system is recorded as Linux[16].
  • Vulkan's operating system is recorded as Android[17].
  • Vulkan's operating system is recorded as iOS[18].
  • Vulkan's operating system is recorded as macOS[19].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.126[20].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.127[21].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.96[22].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.97[23].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.100[24].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.101[25].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.102[26].
  • Vulkan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.103[27].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Vulkan's follows is recorded as OpenGL[8].

Why It Matters

Vulkan ranks in the top 2% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2] Vulkan has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Vulkan is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

3D computer graphics Android application programming interface C++ cross-platform GeForce 210 Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Eagle OC 24G GP104 iOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . lunarg.com. Retrieved . lunarg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . registry.khronos.org. Retrieved . registry.khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . khronos.org. Retrieved . khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . khronos.org. Retrieved . khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.1.126, 1.1.127, 1.1.96 +240
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e5ef04e8dc16|details]])"
  2. 20d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → cross-platform
    Publication date → +2016-02-16T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    Replaces → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/4c0134b4e3bf|details]])"
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