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Standard Portable Intermediate Representation

Standard Portable Intermediate Representation (SPIR) is an intermediate language for parallel computing and graphics by Khronos Group. It is used in multiple execution environments, including the Vulkan graphics API and the OpenCL compute API, to represent a shader or kernel. It is also used as an interchange language for cross compilation.

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Purpose

Vulkan APIMSLGLSLHLSLDecompiled
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Versions

LLVM Intermediate RepresentationSIGGRAPH 2014OpenGL
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Features

Control-flow graphStatic single assignmentRenderDoc
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SPIR-V for GLSL cross-compilation

WebGL 1.0
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Developer
Khronos Group
Operating system
Cross-platform
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
2015
Stable release
SPIR-V 1.6 / December 16, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-12-16)
Type
Intermediate language

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SPIR-V for GLSL cross-compilation

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Standard Portable Intermediate Representation

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples7
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Standard Portable Intermediate Representation

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Developer · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → Khronos Group
Operating system · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → Cross-platform
Platform · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → Cross-platform
Release · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → 2015
Stable release · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → SPIR-V 1.6 / December 16, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-12-16)
Type · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → Intermediate language
Website · 1
Standard Portable Intermediate Representation → www.khronos.org/registry/SPIR-V

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spir-v spir language used khronos shader glsl specification intermediate group shaders also opencl use multiple api version support graphics high-level

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationDeveloperKhronos Group1.00infobox
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationRelease20151.00infobox
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationStable releaseSPIR-V 1.6 / December 16, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-12-16)1.00infobox
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationTypeIntermediate language1.00infobox
Standard Portable Intermediate RepresentationWebsitewww.khronos.org/registry/SPIR-V1.00infobox

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