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Platforms
While Vulkan runs on many platforms, each has small variations on how Vulkan is managed.
1. Android
The Vulkan API is available on any Android device starting with API level 24 (Android Nougat), however not all devices will have a Vulkan driver.
Android uses its Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to find the Vulkan Driver in a predefined path.
All 64-bit devices that launch with API level 29 (Android Q) or later must include a Vulkan 1.1 driver.
2. BSD Unix
Vulkan is supported on many BSD Unix distributions.
3. Fuchsia
Vulkan is supported on the Fuchsia operation system.
4. iOS
Vulkan is not natively supported on iOS, but can still be targeted with Vulkan Portability Tools.
5. Linux
Vulkan is supported on many Linux distributions.
6. MacOS
Vulkan is not natively supported on MacOS, but can still be targeted with Vulkan Portability Tools.
7. Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch runs an NVIDIA Tegra chipset that supports native Vulkan.
8. QNX
Vulkan is supported on QNX operation system.
9. Stadia
Google’s Stadia runs on AMD based Linux machines and Vulkan is the required graphics API.
10. Windows
Vulkan is supported on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
11. Others
Some embedded systems support Vulkan by allowing presentation directly-to-display.