Yours3lf/rpi-vk-driver
VK driver for the Raspberry Pi (Broadcom Videocore IV) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3044
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1959
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1241 stars · 72 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A low-level GPU driver for the Broadcom Videocore IV GPU found in Raspberry Pi boards, implementing a subset of the Vulkan API. It is not officially Vulkan-conformant but offers fast performance, precise memory management, multi-threaded command submission, MSAA, and low-level assembly shaders.
Use cases
- run Vulkan applications on Raspberry Pi
- get faster GPU performance than OpenGL drivers on Pi
- learn how a Vulkan driver is implemented
- use MSAA and performance counters on Videocore IV
- experiment with low-level assembly shaders on Pi GPU
When to choose
- you target Raspberry Pi models Zero through 3 with the Videocore IV GPU
- you need better GPU performance than the stock OpenGL driver
- you want to study or hack on a Vulkan driver implementation
When to avoid
- you need a fully Vulkan-conformant driver
- you need GLSL shader support
- you target Raspberry Pi 4 or newer (different GPU)
- you need a production-supported, actively maintained driver
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
graphics gpu-computing graphics hardware embedded-systems cpp embedded vulkan-driver raspberry-pi videocore-iv gpu-driver broadcom linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Yours3lf/rpi-vk-driver · fetched 2026-08-28 · d19fb33d1e8d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yours3lf/rpi-vk-driver | main | 23 |
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