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andy_ppp on March 2, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Apple’s new M1 chips are essential for rapid i...

Is this true for WebGL as well or does Safari/Chrome/Firefox do something special?

olliej on March 2, 2022 [–]

All browsers use the ANGLE library to translate to the underlying platform 3d engine (Direct3d, Metal, OpenGL, Vulkan?)

That aside, afaik M1 Macs only have OpenGL as a translation layer (to metal) for programs running under Rosetta

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