NVIDIA Working On A New OpenGL Memory Usage Extension

[phoronix]

Phoronix: NVIDIA Working On A New OpenGL Memory Usage Extension

NVIDIA is working on a new OpenGL memory usage reporting extension, NV_query_resource. Before anyone jumps though to bash NVIDIA over coming up with yet-another-memory-reporting extension for OpenGL, this one is aimed at reporting the usage at an object-level rather than just overall amounts...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-NV_query_resource

[AdamOne]

i will be trying that

[nomadewolf]

But doesn't this means that it'll only be compatible with nvidia hardware? Or am i confusing topics?...
Still, i don't really care much for OpenGL any more.

[geearf]

But doesn't this means that it'll only be compatible with nvidia hardware?

Probably not.
Though other implementation may differ... and if enough, it might be only compatible with nvidia drivers.

[DanL]

But doesn't this means that it'll only be compatible with nvidia hardware?

No. For example, see: https://mesamatrix.net/

[microcode]

Seems useful, if it's useful enough maybe we'll see it in RadeonSI as well.