Vulkan

A high-performance, cross-platform graphics and compute API designed for explicit control over modern GPUs.

Vulkan provides developers with low-overhead access to hardware, reducing CPU bottlenecks compared to legacy APIs like OpenGL. Maintained by the Khronos Group, it supports diverse ecosystems including Windows 10, Linux, and Android. By utilizing a unified management system for graphics and compute kernels (SPIR-V), Vulkan enables precise command buffer submission and multi-threaded generation. This explicit architecture allows titles like Doom Eternal and engines like Unreal Engine 5 to maximize frame rates and minimize latency across mobile and desktop silicon.

https://www.vulkan.org