MoltenVK
MoltenVK layers a subset of the Vulkan graphics and compute API over Apple's Metal framework, enabling Vulkan applications to run on macOS, iOS, tvOS, and visionOS.
What is MoltenVK?
MoltenVK is a Vulkan Portability implementation that layers a subset of the Vulkan graphics and compute API over Apple's Metal framework. It solves the problem of Vulkan applications not natively running on Apple platforms by translating Vulkan calls to Metal, enabling developers to maintain a single Vulkan codebase for cross-platform deployment including macOS, iOS, tvOS, and visionOS.
Graphics and game developers who use Vulkan for high-performance rendering and want to deploy their applications on Apple ecosystems without rewriting their rendering code for Metal.
Developers choose MoltenVK because it provides a performant, nearly-compliant Vulkan implementation on Apple platforms, avoiding the need to maintain separate Metal codebases while leveraging Vulkan's cross-platform advantages and tooling like the Vulkan SDK.
Overview
MoltenVK is a Vulkan Portability implementation. It layers a subset of the high-performance, industry-standard Vulkan graphics and compute API over Apple's Metal graphics framework, enabling Vulkan applications to run on macOS, iOS and tvOS.
Use Cases
Best For
- Porting existing Vulkan games and applications to macOS and iOS
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