Danylo Piliaiev: Turnip’s evolution over the years, supporting flat-screen and VR games

· Blogs Igalia · Sept. 21, 2026, 4:54 p.m.
Summary
Danylo Piliaiev reflects on five years of developing the Turnip driver for Adreno GPUs, detailing the evolution, challenges faced, and significant milestones such as achieving Vulkan conformance and performance improvements. He discusses the importance of reverse engineering hardware, testing games, and enhancing performance through new features and debugging techniques, all aimed at improving support for both VR and desktop gaming on Adreno GPUs.
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