ubuntu:gpu:mesa
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Ubuntu - GPU - Mesa
Mesa is an open source 3D computer graphics library that provides a generic OpenGL implementation for rendering three-dimensional graphics on multiple platforms.
- Mesa provides open source software implementation of OpenGL, Vulkan, and some other graphics API specifications for Intel and AMD graphics hardware.
- Mesa implements various API’s (Application programming interface) like OpenGL, OpenGL ES, OpenCL, OpenMAX, VDPAU, VA API, XvMC and Vulkan.
- With Mesa, you can play high-end games and use applications that require such graphics libraries.
Check if your system uses Mesa
Find the current version of Mesa
Testing performance
To see how many frames per second your video card is putting out, run the following command:
glxgears -info
NOTE: The gears test is not very effective, many drivers work very well with a bad FPS in this test.
References
ubuntu/gpu/mesa.1685915188.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/06/04 21:46 by peter