Microsoft DirectX vs Vulkan : Which is Better?

Microsoft DirectX

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Developed by Microsoft

License: Free

Categories: Development Photos & Graphics

Apps available for Windows

Vulkan

Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics and compute API. Like OpenGL, Vulkan targets high-performance realtime 3D graphics applications. Developed by Khronos Group

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Android Chrome OS

Microsoft DirectX VS Vulkan Feature comparision

Feature	Microsoft DirectX	Vulkan
OPENGL
Cross-platform
Simulation
3D Motion Graphics
Drawing 2D
Extensible window manager
Gaming
Library
Progressive Web App
Portable
Python
Games library

*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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