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Mesa (computer graphics)

Mesa, also called Mesa3D and The Mesa 3D Graphics Library, is an open source implementation of OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and other graphics API specifications, as well as OpenCL for GPU compute. Mesa implements these specifications with vendor-specific graphics hardware drivers, software rendering drivers, layered (translation) drivers, and more.

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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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Gallium3D

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Mesa (computer graphics)

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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Mesa (computer graphics)DevelopersCurrently: AMD, Collabora, Google, Igalia, Intel, Red Hat, Valve, VMware Formerly: Tungsten Graphics1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)LicenseMIT License1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)Operating systemCross-platform (BSDs, Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS4, etc.)1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)Original authorBrian Paul1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)Preview release26.2.0-rc3 / 29 July 2026; 26 days ago (29 July 2026)1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)ReleaseFebruary 19951.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)Repositorygitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)Stable release26.2.0 / 5 August 2026; 19 days ago (5 August 2026)1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)TypeGraphics library1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)WebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
Mesa (computer graphics)Written inC, C++, assembly language1.00infobox
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