Vulkan 1.4.363, the latest update to the Vulkan API, has been released, introducing a new extension from Intel Corp. called VK_INTEL_device_info. This update includes clarifications and fixes to the API specification, as well as improvements to DMA-BUF external memory handling.
The VK_INTEL_device_info extension allows applications to read the graphics intellectual property (IP) block version of Intel graphics devices. This IP version details the architecture generation, release within that generation, and the hardware revision. Intel developed this extension because the existing deviceID field within the Intel driver does not expose this graphics IP version information.
Previously, applications and games needed to maintain a manual look-up table to correlate device IDs with graphics IP versions and generations. The VK_INTEL_device_info extension aims to eliminate the need for this manual maintenance by providing direct access to the IP version information.
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