SaschaWillems/Vulkan resource

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A comprehensive collection of open-source C++ examples and demos for the Vulkan graphics and compute API. It covers basics, advanced rendering, compute, ray tracing, and various Vulkan extensions with cross-platform builds.

Use cases

• learn Vulkan graphics programming with C++ examples
• see how to implement physically based rendering in Vulkan
• example code for hardware accelerated ray tracing in Vulkan
• learn compute shader usage in Vulkan
• reference for Vulkan synchronization techniques
• build Vulkan demos on Windows, Android, iOS and macOS

When to choose

• you want runnable, well-maintained sample code for learning Vulkan
• you need examples of specific Vulkan features like ray tracing, tessellation, or glTF rendering
• you want cross-platform Vulkan examples including MoltenVK on Apple platforms

When to avoid

• you need an official, curated sample set sanctioned by Khronos (use KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Samples)
• you want a game engine or rendering framework rather than standalone examples
• you are looking for a beginner tutorial without C++ experience

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graphics simulation developer-tools graphics developer-tools tutorials windows cpp cross-platform vulkan cpp-examples glsl shaders demos ray-tracing compute-shaders gltf game-development macos android ios

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