An experimental OpenGL driver makes hardware accelerated OpenGL possible on the Raspberry Pi, meaning some 3D games can now run smoothly on the tiny PC.

Applications that require OpenGL aren't able to operate without it, so some apps and packages that couldn't run on a Pi will be able to now. Of course, the main reason people buy a Raspberry Pi is so ...

The driver is only compatible with the Raspberry Pi 2, due to memory limitations of other boards. While on the topic of possible problems, incompatibilities and other gotchas, it must be noted ...

Perhaps we’ve been concentrating too much on the hardware side of the Raspberry Pi. Sure, connecting the Raspi to the outside world through GPIO pins is cool, but let’s not forget we&#8… ...

The Raspberry Pi 5, with its VideoCore VII GPU, ... The Raspberry Pi’s VideoCore VII will support basic games and applications that are compatible with OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.2.

But Vulkan is only now just coming to the Raspberry Pi, which was recently blessed as 'conformant' with OpenGL ES 3.1 – an API specification that allows developers to tap graphics hardware or GPUs.

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton announced the Pi 4’s Vulkan 1.2 conformance on Monday. Support isn’t available yet in downloadable Pi-friendly operating systems but should be coming soon.