Stardust from Intel
A Vulkan sample application that renders 200,000 animated particles using multithreaded draw calls to demonstrate low CPU overhead.
What is Stardust from Intel?
Stardust is a Vulkan-based sample application that renders animated particle clouds to demonstrate the graphics API's low CPU overhead and multithreading capabilities. It specifically shows how Vulkan can efficiently handle 200,000 individual draw calls by utilizing all available CPU cores for parallel command generation. The application serves as a technical demonstration of Vulkan's performance advantages for high-draw-count scenarios.
Graphics programmers and developers learning Vulkan API who want to understand its multithreading capabilities and low CPU overhead design patterns. Also useful for those benchmarking Vulkan performance or studying particle system implementations.
Provides a concrete, working example of Vulkan's most touted advantages—massive draw call efficiency and CPU multithreading—in a single focused application. Unlike simpler tutorials, it demonstrates real-world scale with 200,000 draw calls and shows CPU utilization metrics.
Overview
The Stardust sample application uses the Vulkan graphics API to efficiently render a cloud of animated particles.
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning Vulkan's multithreading command buffer generation
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