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WSI
The part of Vulkan that connects GPU rendering to an actual on-screen window.
Vulkan itself knows nothing about windows or displays; Window System Integration (WSI) is the family of extensions that bridges rendered images to the platform's windowing system so they can be shown. Each platform has its own surface extension — for example VK_EXT_metal_surface on Apple. WSI is what makes a Vulkan app able to present frames rather than just compute them.
See also
- VK_EXT_metal_surfaceA Vulkan add-on that lets a Vulkan program draw onto a window managed by Apple's Metal graphics system.
- VulkanA modern, low-level programming interface for talking directly to graphics and compute hardware.
- Vulkan loaderThe middle layer that finds the right Vulkan driver and forwards your Vulkan calls to it.
Referenced by
VK_EXT_metal_surface · VK_TRUE / VK_FALSE · Vulkan · Vulkan 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4 · Vulkan loader · Wayland · X11