304 reactions · 95 shares | Today marks the release of the anticipated open-standard Vulkan 1.0 API! Taking the very best functions from our Mantle API, Vulkan brings low-overhead and low-level access to PC GPU resources. Only Radeon™ GPUs built on the GCN Architecture currently have access to a powerful capability known as asynchronous compute, which allows the graphics card to process 3D geometry and compute workloads in parallel. Discover how it works in this video: | AMD Gaming | Facebook

DOOM finally gets its Vulcan patch. What does that mean for the RX 480? http://wccftech.com/doom-vulkan-support-now-live-promises-frame-rate-improvements-older-gpus/ | Wccftech