Mesa (computer graphics)

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3D computer graphics CPU Graphics processor Diamond Monster 3D Voodoo

9 related topics

Overview

Open source OpenGL OpenGL ES Vulkan Graphics API

75 related topics

Software architecture

Device driver Finite-state machine Machine code Abstract syntax tree Static single assignment form

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Gallium3D

3D graphics Free and open-source graphics device driver Free and open-source software Mesa 3D Metal API

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Developers: Currently: AMD, Collabora, Google, Igalia, Intel, Red Hat, Valve, VMware Formerly: Tungsten Graphics
License: MIT License
Operating system: Cross-platform (BSDs, Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS4, etc.)
Original author: Brian Paul
Preview release: 26.2.0-rc3 / 29 July 2026; 26 days ago (29 July 2026)
Release: February 1995

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Overview

Open source Open-source software
OpenGL
OpenGL ES
Vulkan
Graphics API
OpenCL
AMD
Nvidia GeForce driver
Nvidia Nouveau (software)
Display servers Display server
X.org's Glamor Glamor (software)
Wayland Wayland (display server protocol)
Weston Weston (software)
EGL EGL (API)
Freedesktop.org
Brian Paul
Valve Corporation
API
Khronos Group
OpenVG
Glide Glide API
Direct3D
Vulkan API
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation
Wayland compositor
KMS driver
3D rendering engine Rendering (computer graphics)
ASICs
PureVideo
Unified Video Decoder

Software architecture

Device driver
Finite-state machine
Machine code
Abstract syntax tree
Static single assignment form
Interfaces Application programming interface
Kernel Kernel (operating system)
Operating system

Gallium3D

History

Performance

Microsoft

External links for Gallium3D

Akademy

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Nodes108

Edges107

Triples22

Avg. degree1.98

Density0.018519

Components1

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Mesa (computer graphics)

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Developers · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → Currently: AMD, Collabora, Google, Igalia, Intel, Red Hat, Valve, VMware Formerly: Tungsten Graphics

License · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → MIT License

Operating system · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → Cross-platform (BSDs, Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS4, etc.)

Original author · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → Brian Paul

Preview release · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → 26.2.0-rc3 / 29 July 2026; 26 days ago (29 July 2026)

Release · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → February 1995

Repository · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa

Stable release · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → 26.2.0 / 5 August 2026; 19 days ago (5 August 2026)

Type · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → Graphics library

Website · 1

Mesa (computer graphics) → Official website

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mesa opengl vulkan driver drivers support graphics hardware version intel amd gallium3d available software new 3d nir also api nvidia

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Mesa (computer graphics)	Developers	Currently: AMD, Collabora, Google, Igalia, Intel, Red Hat, Valve, VMware Formerly: Tungsten Graphics	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	License	MIT License	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Operating system	Cross-platform (BSDs, Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS4, etc.)	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Original author	Brian Paul	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Preview release	26.2.0-rc3 / 29 July 2026; 26 days ago (29 July 2026)	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Release	February 1995	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Repository	gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Stable release	26.2.0 / 5 August 2026; 19 days ago (5 August 2026)	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Type	Graphics library	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Website	Official website	1.00	infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)	Written in	C, C++, assembly language	1.00	infobox
games	instance of	but the performance gap is continually decreasing as it is developed further.Besides 3D applications	0.80	text

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