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The Vulkanised 2026 program has been released!

The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan

Explore the program and register today!
vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This Sunday is the deadline for submissions to Vulkanised 2026. Submit your title and short abstract today!

Vulkanised 2026 submissions: vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #vulkanised #GPU #API
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Less than a month before the deadline for Vulkanised submissions passes on Sunday, October 12th. Vulkanised provides a great opportunity to share your work, your ideas, and unique perspectives with your peers in the Vulkan ecosystem.

www.vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #api
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are excited for next week's SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, Canada! Come see our Birds of a Feather (BOF) session, panels, Forging Forward with Vulkan. Don’t miss your chance to connect with us and the wider developer community.

www.khronos.org/events/siggr...
#SIGGRAPH2025 #vulkan #api
August 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today, with the release of version 1.4.321 of the #Vulkan specification, Vulkan Video is once again being expanded for encoding operations with the introduction of the Encode Intra-refresh extension—the second advanced feature extension for encoding.

khr.io/1l7
July 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Vulkanised is coming to San Diego on February 9-11, 2026, and we are pleased to announce the call for submissions is now open until October 12! We are seeking submissions from Vulkan experts eager to share their work.

Learn more: www.vulkan.org/events/vulka...
July 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Synchronization in Vulkan has been a frustrating challenge for many developers. So, in order to simplify, we present the VK_KHR_unified_image_layouts extension which aims to eliminate the need for most layout transitions entirely.

Learn more: khr.io/1ky
#vulkan #synchronization #API
June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New Vulkan Video Decode VP9 extension! With the release of version 1.4.317 of the Vulkan specification, this set of extensions is being expanded with the introduction of VP9 decoding.

khr.io/1j2
#vulkan #vulkanVideo #video
June 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This new sample demonstrates one of the functionalities of VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3, allowing dynamic change sampling without the need to swap pipelines.
github.com/KhronosGroup...
May 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Vulkanised 2025 kicks off tomorrow! This sold-out event is the premiere Vulkan event of the year, and we are super excited to bring you an incredible slate of talks & panels in Cambridge. We especially want to thank our incredible sponsors!
February 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This new sample demonstrates how to use the VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read extension in conjunction with the VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering extension. This combination can replace core render and subpasses.

github.com/KhronosGroup...
January 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Vulkan Chair, Ralph Potter, hosted a wonderful Vulkan Birds of a Feather at SIGGRAPH Asia. The slides and video are available on the event page: www.khronos.org/events/siggr...
December 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Vulkan 1.4 integrates and mandates support for many proven features into its core specification, expanding the functionality that is consistently available to developers, greatly simplifying application development and deployment across multiple platforms.

Learn more: khr.io/vulkan14
December 2, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Agenda and Early-Bird Registration is now available for Vulkanised 2025, the largest annual event dedicated to developers using Vulkan!

vulkan.org/events/vulka...
November 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM