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Extended (2x) version of my SIGGRAPH 2026 talk:

Extended (2x) version of my SIGGRAPH 2026 talk:

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descriptionExtended (2x) version of my SIGGRAPH 2026 talk:

Aug 08, 20261 min read

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  • URL: https://x.com/SebAaltonen/status/2086035003360583907
  • Author: Sebastian Aaltonen (@SebAaltonen)
  • Posted: 2026-08-08 10:21:16

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Extended (2x) version of my SIGGRAPH 2026 talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQv9pUl9PBM

Reducing Graphics API Complexity: A Clean Slate Design for Modern GPUs

Branches: 2026-08-08-guillaumepiolat-so-it-was-you-doing-stargazer-in-2008, 2026-08-08-Dispatch_Graph-very-nice-im-surprised-you-didnt-talk-about, 2026-08-08-bygregorr-what-assumption-from-existing-apis-proved-hardest, 2026-08-08-thedeepflux-ok-but-the-2x-extension-points-toward-the-part, 2026-08-08-endeva_gg-nice-i-liked-the-history-lesson-at-the-beginning, 2026-08-08-Jurgus007-what-do-you-think-are-the-chances-any-chances-at, 2026-08-09-adelbucetta-the-honest-answer-is-that-most-people-in-the, 2026-08-09-metalim-hardly-can-hear-anything-please-use-mic-next-time, 2026-08-12-MrMPFR-excellent-info-if-only-my-understand-was-better, 2026-08-13-GiovanniCarli18-i-just-wanted-to-comment-on-this-since-it-popped

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Based on my blog post from last Christmas. This new presentation also discusses brand new Vulkan extensions released since, and discusses the issues of the bloated shader framework (a topic I want to discuss more in my next blog post).

https://www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-graphics-api

10 items under this folder.

  • Aug 13, 2026

    @SebAaltonen I just wanted to comment on this since it popped up on my YouTube feed, and I've watched the whole talk.

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  • Aug 12, 2026

    @SebAaltonen Excellent info.

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  • Aug 09, 2026

    @SebAaltonen the honest answer is that most people in the industry don't actually care about reducing api complexity, they care about making their own code work faster and get out a demo before their investors lose patience again

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  • Aug 09, 2026

    @SebAaltonen hardly can hear anything.

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  • Aug 08, 2026

    @SebAaltonen Very nice.

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  • Aug 08, 2026

    @SebAaltonen What do you think are the chances—any chances at all—that, say, the Vulkan 2.0 API would look the way you're suggesting?

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  • Aug 08, 2026

    @SebAaltonen What assumption from existing APIs proved hardest to drop in the clean slate design?

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  • Aug 08, 2026

    @SebAaltonen Nice! I liked the history lesson at the beginning.

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  • Aug 08, 2026

    @SebAaltonen So...

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  • Aug 08, 2026

    @SebAaltonen ok but the 2x extension points toward the part nobody talks about: tooling.

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