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|[[Layout Qualifier (GLSL)|A number of enhancements to layout qualifiers:]]
|[[Layout Qualifier (GLSL)|A number of enhancements to layout qualifiers:]]


* Integer layout qualifiers can take any [[Core_Language_(GLSL)#Constant_expression|constant expression]], not just integer literals.
* Integer layout qualifiers can take any [[Constant Expression|constant expression]], not just integer literals.
* [[Interface Block (GLSL)#Buffer backed|Explicit layout requests for buffer-backed interface blocks.]]
* [[Interface Block (GLSL)#Buffer backed|Explicit layout requests for buffer-backed interface blocks.]]
* [[Layout Qualifier (GLSL)#Interface_components|Tight packing of disparate input/output variables]].
* [[Layout Qualifier (GLSL)#Interface_components|Tight packing of disparate input/output variables]].
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|{{extref|texture_stencil8}}
|{{extref|texture_stencil8}}
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|Provides a packed, 3-component 11F/11F/10F format for [[Vertex_Specification#Component_type|vertex attributes]].
|Provides a packed, 3-component 11F/11F/10F format for [[Vertex Format Type|vertex attributes]].
|{{extref|vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev}}
|{{extref|vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev}}
|}
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/compute_shader.txt ARB_compute_shader]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/compute_shader.txt ARB_compute_shader]
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  |[[Texture_Storage#Texture_copy|Arbitrary image copying]]
  |[[Copy Texture|Arbitrary image copying]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/copy_image.txt ARB_copy_image]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/copy_image.txt ARB_copy_image]
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/fragment_layer_viewport.txt ARB_fragment_layer_viewport]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/fragment_layer_viewport.txt ARB_fragment_layer_viewport]
  |-
  |-
  |Rendering to a [[Framebuffer Object]] that [[Framebuffer_Object#Empty_framebuffers|has no attachments]]
  |Rendering to a [[Framebuffer Object]] that [[Empty Framebuffer|has no attachments]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/framebuffer_no_attachments.txt ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/framebuffer_no_attachments.txt ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments]
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  |-
  |[[Image_Format#Image_format_queries|Generalized queries for information]] about [[Image Format]]s
  |[[Query Image Format|Generalized queries for information]] about [[Image Format]]s
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/internalformat_query2.txt ARB_internalformat_query2]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/internalformat_query2.txt ARB_internalformat_query2]
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  |-
  |[[Texture_Storage#Invalidation|Texture]], [[Buffer_Object#Invalidation|buffer object]], and [[Framebuffer Object#Invalidation|framebuffer]] invalidation.
  |[[Texture_Storage#Invalidation|Texture]], [[Buffer Invalidation|buffer object]], and [[Framebuffer Object#Invalidation|framebuffer]] invalidation.
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/invalidate_subdata.txt ARB_invalidate_subdata]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/invalidate_subdata.txt ARB_invalidate_subdata]
  |-
  |-
  |Issuing [[Vertex_Rendering#Indirect_rendering|multiple indirect rendering commands]] from a single drawing command.
  |Issuing [[Indirect Drawing|multiple indirect rendering commands]] from a single drawing command.
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/multi_draw_indirect.txt ARB_multi_draw_indirect]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/multi_draw_indirect.txt ARB_multi_draw_indirect]
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  |-
  |Improved API for [[Program_Introspection#Interface_query|getting info about program object interfaces]]
  |Improved API for [[Program Interface Query|getting info about program object interfaces]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/program_interface_query.txt ARB_program_interface_query]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/program_interface_query.txt ARB_program_interface_query]
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shader_storage_buffer_object.txt ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shader_storage_buffer_object.txt ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object]
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  |[[Texture#Stencil_texturing|Accessing the stencil values from a depth/stencil texture]]
  |[[Stencil Texturing|Accessing the stencil values from a depth/stencil texture]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/stencil_texturing.txt ARB_stencil_texturing]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/stencil_texturing.txt ARB_stencil_texturing]
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_query_levels.txt ARB_texture_query_levels]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_query_levels.txt ARB_texture_query_levels]
  |-
  |-
  |Immutable storage for [[Texture_Storage#Immutable_storage|multisample textures]]
  |Immutable storage for [[Immutable Storage Texture|multisample textures]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_storage_multisample.txt ARB_texture_storage_multisample]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_storage_multisample.txt ARB_texture_storage_multisample]
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  |-
  |[[Texture_Storage#Texture_views|The ability to create a new texture]], with a new internal format, that references an existing texture's storage
  |[[View Texture|The ability to create a new texture]], with a new internal format, that references an existing texture's storage
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_view.txt ARB_texture_view]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_view.txt ARB_texture_view]
  |-
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  |[[Vertex_Specification#Separate_attribute_format|Separation of vertex format from buffer object]]
  |[[Separate Attribute Format|Separation of vertex format from buffer object]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/vertex_attrib_binding.txt ARB_vertex_attrib_binding]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/vertex_attrib_binding.txt ARB_vertex_attrib_binding]
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shader_atomic_counters.txt ARB_shader_atomic_counters]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shader_atomic_counters.txt ARB_shader_atomic_counters]
  |-
  |-
  |Allows shaders to [[Image Load Store|read and write images]], with [[Memory_Model#Incoherent_memory_access|few but difficult restrictions]]
  |Allows shaders to [[Image Load Store|read and write images]], with [[Incoherent Memory Access|few but difficult restrictions]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shader_image_load_store.txt ARB_shader_image_load_store]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shader_image_load_store.txt ARB_shader_image_load_store]
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_storage.txt ARB_texture_storage]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_storage.txt ARB_texture_storage]
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  |-
  |Allows [[Vertex_Rendering#Transform_feedback_rendering|instanced rendering of data written by transform feedback operations]]
  |Allows [[Draw Transform Feedback|instanced rendering of data written by transform feedback operations]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/transform_feedback_instanced.txt ARB_transform_feedback_instanced]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/transform_feedback_instanced.txt ARB_transform_feedback_instanced]
  |-
  |-
  |Allows the setting of [[Uniform_Buffer_Object#Version_4.20_binding|Uniform Buffer Object]] and [[GLSL_Samplers#Verison_4.20_binding|sampler]] binding points directly from GLSL, among [[Type Qualifier (GLSL)#Qualifier_order|many other]] small changes
  |Allows the setting of [[In-Shader Uniform Binding|Uniform Buffer Object]] and [[In-Shader Texture Unit|sampler]] binding points directly from GLSL, among [[Type Qualifier (GLSL)#Qualifier_order|many other]] small changes
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shading_language_420pack.txt ARB_shading_language_420pack]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shading_language_420pack.txt ARB_shading_language_420pack]
  |-
  |-
  |Allows instanced rendering with a [[Vertex_Rendering#Instancing|starting instance value]].
  |Allows instanced rendering with a [[Instancing|starting instance value]].
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/base_instance.txt ARB_base_instance]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/base_instance.txt ARB_base_instance]
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  |Allows the user to [[Image_Format#Image_format_queries|detect the maximum number of samples possible]] for a particular [[Image Format|image format]] and [[Texture#Theory|texture type]]
  |Allows the user to [[Query Image Format|detect the maximum number of samples possible]] for a particular [[Image Format|image format]] and [[Texture#Theory|texture type]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/internalformat_query.txt ARB_internalformat_query]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/internalformat_query.txt ARB_internalformat_query]
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  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shading_language_packing.txt ARB_shading_language_packing]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/shading_language_packing.txt ARB_shading_language_packing]
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  |Allows querying of the [[Buffer Object#Alignment|alignment for pointers]] returned from [[Buffer_Object#Mapping|buffer object mapping operations]]
  |Allows querying of the [[Buffer Object#Alignment|alignment for pointers]] returned from [[Map Buffer Range|buffer object mapping operations]]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/map_buffer_alignment.txt ARB_map_buffer_alignment]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/map_buffer_alignment.txt ARB_map_buffer_alignment]
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  |-
  |Allows explicitly defining how a [[Fragment_Shader#Outputs|fragment shader will modify the depth value]], so that the system can optimize these cases better
  |Allows explicitly defining how a [[Fragment Shader Output|fragment shader will modify the depth value]], so that the system can optimize these cases better
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/conservative_depth.txt ARB_conservative_depth]
  |[http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/conservative_depth.txt ARB_conservative_depth]
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  |{{extref|shader_bit_encoding}}
  |{{extref|shader_bit_encoding}}
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  |[[Blending#Dual_Source_Blending|Dual-source blending]].
  |[[Dual Source Blending|Dual-source blending]].
  |{{extref|blend_func_extended}}
  |{{extref|blend_func_extended}}
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  |{{extref|texture_rgb10_a2ui}}
  |{{extref|texture_rgb10_a2ui}}
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  |[[Texture#Swizzle_mask|Texture swizzle]]
  |[[Texture Swizzle|Texture swizzle]]
  |{{extref|texture_swizzle}}
  |{{extref|texture_swizzle}}
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  |[[Query_Object#Timer_queries|Timer queries]]
  |[[Timer Query|Timer queries]]
  |{{extref|timer_query}}
  |{{extref|timer_query}}
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  |[[Vertex_Specification#Instanced_arrays|Instanced arrays]]
  |[[Instanced Array|Instanced arrays]]
  |{{extref|instanced_arrays}}
  |{{extref|instanced_arrays}}
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  ![[Extension#Core Extensions|Core Extension]]
  ![[Extension#Core Extensions|Core Extension]]
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  |[[Vertex_Specification#D3D_compatibility|D3D compatible color vertex component ordering]]
  |[[D3D Vertex Format Compatibility|D3D compatible color vertex component ordering]]
  |{{extref|vertex_array_bgra}}
  |{{extref|vertex_array_bgra}}
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  |[[Vertex_Rendering#Base_Index|Drawing command allowing modification of the base vertex index]]
  |[[Draw Base Index|Drawing command allowing modification of the base vertex index]]
  |{{extref|draw_elements_base_vertex}}
  |{{extref|draw_elements_base_vertex}}
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  !Promoted from
  !Promoted from
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  |[[Vertex_Rendering#Instancing|Instanced rendering with a per instance counter accessible to vertex shaders]]
  |[[Instancing|Instanced rendering with a per instance counter accessible to vertex shaders]]
  |{{extref|draw_instanced}}
  |{{extref|draw_instanced}}
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  |{{extref|copy_buffer|EXT}}
  |{{extref|copy_buffer|EXT}}
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  |[[Vertex_Rendering#Primitive_Restart|Primitive restart]]
  |[[Primitive Restart|Primitive restart]]
  |{{extref|primitive_restart|NV}}
  |{{extref|primitive_restart|NV}}
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  ![[Extension#Core Extensions|Core Extension]]
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  |[[Framebuffer Object]]s, along with blitting, [[Multisample]] [[Renderbuffer Object]]s, and [[Image_Format#Depth_stencil_formats|packed depth/stencil image formats]]
  |[[Framebuffer Object]]s, along with blitting, [[Multisample]] [[Renderbuffer Object]]s, and [[Depth Stencil Format|packed depth/stencil image formats]]
  |{{extref|framebuffer_object}}
  |{{extref|framebuffer_object}}
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Revision as of 15:38, 12 April 2015

Overview

OpenGL was first created as an open and reproducable alternative to Iris GL which had been the proprietary graphics API on Silicon Graphics workstations. Although OpenGL was initially similar in some respects to IrisGL the lack of a formal specification and conformance tests made Iris GL unsuitable for broader adoption. Mark Segal and Kurt Akeley authored the OpenGL 1.0 specification which tried to formalize the definition of a useful graphics API and made cross platform non-SGI 3rd party implementation and support viable. One notable omission from version 1.0 of the API was texture objects. IrisGL had definition and bind stages for all sorts of objects including materials, lights, textures and texture environments. OpenGL eschewed these objects in favor of incremental state changes with the idea that collective changes could be encapsulated in display lists. This has remained the philosophy with the exception that texture objects (glBindTexture) with no distinct definition stage are a key part of the API.

OpenGL has been through a number of revisions which have predominantly been incremental additions where extensions to the core API have gradually been incorporated into the main body of the API. For example OpenGL 1.1 added the glBindTexture extension to the core API.

OpenGL 2.0 incorporates the significant addition of the OpenGL Shading Language (also called GLSL), a C like language with which the transformation and fragment shading stages of the pipeline can be programmed.

OpenGL 3.0 adds the concept of deprecation: marking certain features as subject to removal in later versions. GL 3.1 removed most deprecated features, and GL 3.2 created the notion of core and compatibility OpenGL contexts.

Official versions of OpenGL released to date are 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5.

Summary of version changes

This is summary of all changes made in OpenGL specifications through its development. More information about changes may be obtained in OpenGL specification for the version. (In appendix.)

Most functionality added to OpenGL these days is either promoted from one or more extensions, or is provided by a Core Extension. The latter method means that the extension is identical to the core functionality, even in the naming of enumerators and functions. When functionality is promoted from an extension, it can undergo modifications, and the functions/enumerators have their suffix's removed.

OpenGL 4.5 (2014)

Addition Core Extension
Additional clip control modes to configure how clip space is mapped to window space. ARB_clip_control
Adds a new GLSL gl_CullDistance shader output, similar to gl_ClipDistance, but used for whole primitive culling. ARB_cull_distance
Compatibility with OpenGL ES 3.1 ARB_ES3_1_compatibility
Adds new modes to glBeginConditionalRender which invert condition used to determine whether to draw or not. ARB_conditional_render_inverted
Provides control over the spacial granularity at which the underlying implementation computes derivatives. ARB_derivative_control
Allows querying and modification of object state without binding. ARB_direct_state_access
Adds a new function to get sub-regions of texture images. ARB_get_texture_sub_image
Upgrades the ARB_robustness functionality to meet ES 3.1 standards. KHR_robustness
Provides GLSL built-in functions allowing shaders to query the number of samples of a texture. ARB_shader_texture_image_samples
Relaxes the restrictions on rendering to a currently bound texture and provides a mechanism to avoid read-after-write hazards. ARB_texture_barrier

Links:

OpenGL 4.4 (2013)

Addition Core Extension
Immutable storage for buffer objects, including the ability to use buffers while they are mapped. ARB_buffer_storage
Direct clearing of a texture image. ARB_clear_texture
A number of enhancements to layout qualifiers: ARB_enhanced_layouts
Bind an array of objects of the same type to a sequential range of indexed binding targets in one call. ARB_multi_bind
Values from Query Objects values can be written to a buffer object instead of directly to client memory. ARB_query_buffer_object
A special clamping mode that doubles the size of the texture in each dimension,
mirroring it exactly once in the negative texture coordinate directions. 		ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
One of the stencil-only image formats can be used for textures, and 8-bit stencil is a required format. ARB_texture_stencil8
Provides a packed, 3-component 11F/11F/10F format for vertex attributes. ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev

While a number of features made it into core OpenGL, a number of other features were left to specific extensions. These offer certainly functionality that lesser 4.x hardware would be unable to handle.

Links:

OpenGL 4.3 (2012)

Addition Core Extension
Debug messaging KHR_debug
GLSL multidimensional arrays ARB_arrays_of_arrays
Clear Buffer Objects to specific values, ala memset ARB_clear_buffer_object
Arbitrary Compute Shaders ARB_compute_shader
Arbitrary image copying ARB_copy_image
Compatibility with OpenGL ES 3.0 ARB_ES3_compatibility
Specifying uniform locations in a shader ARB_explicit_uniform_location
Layer and viewport indices available from the fragment shader ARB_fragment_layer_viewport
Rendering to a Framebuffer Object that has no attachments ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments
Generalized queries for information about Image Formats ARB_internalformat_query2
Texture, buffer object, and framebuffer invalidation. ARB_invalidate_subdata
Issuing multiple indirect rendering commands from a single drawing command. ARB_multi_draw_indirect
Improved API for getting info about program object interfaces ARB_program_interface_query
Get size of images from GLSL ARB_shader_image_size
Buffer object read-write access from shader, via a uniform-block style mechanism ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object
Accessing the stencil values from a depth/stencil texture ARB_stencil_texturing
Buffer Textures can now be bound to a range of a buffer object rather than the whole thing ARB_texture_buffer_range
GLSL can detect the available mipmap pyramid of a sampler or image ARB_texture_query_levels
Immutable storage for multisample textures ARB_texture_storage_multisample
The ability to create a new texture, with a new internal format, that references an existing texture's storage ARB_texture_view
Separation of vertex format from buffer object ARB_vertex_attrib_binding
Addition Promoted from
More robustness of API ARB_robust_buffer_access_behavior,

ARB_robustness_isolation,

WGL_ARB_robustness_isolation,

GLX_ARB_robustness_isolation

EAC and ETC compressed image formats.

Links:

OpenGL 4.2 (2011)

Addition Core Extension
Allows atomically incrementing/decrementing and fetching of buffer object memory locations from shaders ARB_shader_atomic_counters
Allows shaders to read and write images, with few but difficult restrictions ARB_shader_image_load_store
Allows texture objects to have immutable storage, and allocating all mipmap levels and images in one call. The storage becomes immutable, but the contents of the storage are not ARB_texture_storage
Allows instanced rendering of data written by transform feedback operations ARB_transform_feedback_instanced
Allows the setting of Uniform Buffer Object and sampler binding points directly from GLSL, among many other small changes ARB_shading_language_420pack
Allows instanced rendering with a starting instance value. ARB_base_instance
Allows the user to detect the maximum number of samples possible for a particular image format and texture type ARB_internalformat_query
Allows for sub-rectangle selection when transferring compressed texture data. ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage
Allows unpacking 16-bit floats from a 32-bit unsigned integer value in shaders. ARB_shading_language_packing
Allows querying of the alignment for pointers returned from buffer object mapping operations ARB_map_buffer_alignment
Allows explicitly defining how a fragment shader will modify the depth value, so that the system can optimize these cases better ARB_conservative_depth
Addition Promoted from
Allows the use of BPTC compressed image formats. ARB_texture_compression_BPTC

Links:

OpenGL 4.1 (2010)

Addition Core Extension
Query and load a binary blob for program objects ARB_get_program_binary
Ability to bind programs individually to programmable stages ARB_separate_shader_objects
Pulling missing functionality from OpenGL ES 2.0 into OpenGL ARB_ES2_compatibility
Documents precision requirements for several FP operations ARB_shader_precision
Provides 64-bit floating-point component vertex attributes ARB_vertex_attrib_64_bit
Multiple Viewports for the same rendering surface, or one per surface ARB_viewport_array

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OpenGL 4.0 (2010)

Addition Core Extension
Shading language 4.00 ARB_texture_query_lod, ARB_gpu_shader5, ARB_gpu_shader_fp64, ARB_shader_subroutine, ARB_texture_gather
Indirect Drawing, without multidraw ARB_draw_indirect
Request minimum number of fragment inputs ARB_sample_shading
Tessellation, with shader stages ARB_tessellation_shader
Buffer Texture formats RGB32F, RGB32I, RGB32UI ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32
Cubemap Array Texture ARB_texture_cube_map_array
Transform Feedback objects and multiple feedback stream output. ARB_transform_feedback2, ARB_transform_feedback3
Addition Promoted from
Individual blend equations for each color output ARB_draw_buffers_blend

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OpenGL 3.3 (2010)

Addition Core Extension
Shading language 3.30 ARB_shader_bit_encoding
Dual-source blending. ARB_blend_func_extended
Shader-defined locations for attributes and fragment shader outputs. ARB_explicit_attrib_location
Simple boolean Occlusion Query ARB_occlusion_query2
Sampler Objects ARB_sampler_objects
A new image format for unsigned 10.10.10.2 colors ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui
Texture swizzle ARB_texture_swizzle
Timer queries ARB_timer_query
Instanced arrays ARB_instanced_arrays
Vertex attributes 2.10.10.10 ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev

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OpenGL 3.2 (2009)

  • Core and compatibility profiles
  • Shading language 1.50
Addition Core Extension
D3D compatible color vertex component ordering ARB_vertex_array_bgra
Drawing command allowing modification of the base vertex index ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
Shader fragment coordinate convention control ARB_fragment_coord_conventions
Provoking vertex control ARB_provoking_vertex
Seamless cube map filtering ARB_seamless_cube_map
Multisampled textures and texture samplers for specific sample locations ARB_texture_multisample
Fragment Depth Clamping ARB_depth_clamp
Fence sync objects ARB_sync
Addition Promoted from
Geometry Shaders, as well as input/output Interface Blocks ARB_geometry_shader4, heavily modified.

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OpenGL 3.1 (2009)

  • All features deprecated in OpenGL 3.0 are removed except wide lines
  • Shading language 1.40
  • SNORM texture component formats
Addition Core Extension
Uniform Buffer Objects ARB_uniform_buffer_object
Addition Promoted from
Instanced rendering with a per instance counter accessible to vertex shaders ARB_draw_instanced
Data copying between buffer objects EXT_copy_buffer
Primitive restart NV_primitive_restart
Buffer Textures ARB_texture_buffer_object
Rectangle Textures ARB_texture_rectangle

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OpenGL 3.0 (2008)

  • New context creation mechanism
  • Full and forward compatible context
  • Profiles
  • Mapping buffer subranges into client space
  • Single- and double-channel (R and RG) internal formats for textures and renderbuffers
Addition Core Extension
Framebuffer Objects, along with blitting, Multisample Renderbuffer Objects, and packed depth/stencil image formats ARB_framebuffer_object
Vertex Array Objects ARB_vertex_array_object
Addition Promoted from
Conditional Rendering NV_conditional_render
Floating-point color and depth internal formats for textures and render buffers ARB_color_buffer_float, NV_depth_buffer_float, ARB_texture_float, EXT_packed_float, EXT_texture_shared_exponent
Half-float (16-bit) vertex array and pixel data formats NV_half_float, EXT_half_float_pixel
Integral Image Formats, which can be fetched as integers rather than being converted to normalized floats. EXT_texture_integer
Array Textures EXT_texture_array
Per-color-attachment blend enables and color writemasks EXT_draw_buffers2
Red Green Texture Compression EXT_texture_compression_rgtc
Transform Feedback ARB_transform_feedback
sRGB framebuffer mode EXT_framebuffer_sRGB

Deprecation Model

OpenGL 3 specification marks many features as deprecated, which will be removed in next versions. This features include:

  • Application-generated object names
  • Color index mode
  • Shading language 1.10 and 1.20
  • Begin/End primitive specification
  • Edge flags
  • Fixed function vertex processing
  • Client-side vertex arrays
  • Rectangles
  • Current raster position
  • Two-sided color selection
  • Non-sprite points
  • Wide lines and line stripple
  • Quadrilateral and polygon primitives
  • Separate polygon draw mode
  • Polygon stripple
  • Pixel transfer modes and operations
  • Pixel drawing
  • Bitmaps
  • Legacy OpenGL 1.0 pixel formats
  • Legacy pixel formats
  • Depth texture mode
  • Texture wrap mode CLAMP
  • Texture borders
  • Automatic mipmap generation
  • Fixed function fragment processing
  • Alpha test
  • Accumulation buffers
  • Context framebuffer size queries
  • Evaluators
  • Selection and feedback mode
  • Display lists
  • Hints
  • Attribute stacks
  • Unified extension string

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OpenGL 2.1 (2006)

Core features:

Addition Promoted from
Pixel buffer objects ARB_pixel_buffer_object
sRGB textures EXT_texture_sRGB

Shading language 1.20:

  • Non-square matrices in GLSL.

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OpenGL 2.0 (2004)

Addition Promoted from
Shader objects ARB_shader_objects, heavily modified
Shader programs ARB_vertex_shader, ARB_fragment_shader, heavily modified
Shading language 1.10 ARB_shading_language_100, heavily modified
Multiple render targets ARB_draw_buffers
Non-power-of-two textures ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
Point sprites ARB_point_sprite
Separate stencil ATI_separate_stencil, EXT_stencil_two_side


OpenGL 1.5 (2003)

Addition Promoted from
Buffer objects ARB_vertex_buffer_object
Occlusion query ARB_occlusion_query
Shadow functions EXT_shadow_funcs

OpenGL 1.4 (2002)

Addition Promoted from
Automatic mipmap generation SGIS_generate_mipmap
Blend squaring NV_blend_equare
Depth textures and shadows ARB_depth_texture, ARB_shadow
Fog coordinate EXT_fog_coord
Multiple draw arrays EXT_multi_draw_arrays
Point parameters ARB_point_parameters
Secondary color EXT_secondary_color
Separate blend functions EXT_blend_func_separate
Stencil wrap EXT_stencil_wrap
Texture crossbar env mode ARB_texture_env_crossbar
Texture LOD bias EXT_texture_lod_bias
Texture mirrored repeat ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat
Window raster position ARB_window_pos

OpenGL 1.3 (2001)

Addition Promoted from
Compressed textures ARB_texture_compression
Cube map textures ARB_texture_cube_map
Multisample ARB_multisample
Multitexture ARB_multitexture
Texture add env mode ARB_texture_env_add
Texture combine env mode ARB_texture_env_combine
Texture dot3 env mode ARB_texture_env_dot3
Texture border clamp ARB_texture_border_clamp
Transpose matrix ARB_transpose_matrix

OpenGL 1.2.1 (1998)

This version defines ARB extensions concept. ARB extensions are not required to be supported by a conformant OpenGL implementation, but are expected to be widely available; they define functionality that is likely to move into the required feature set in a future revision of the specification.

GL implementations of such later revisions should continue to export the name strings of promoted extensions in the EXTENSIONS string, and continue to support the ARB-affixed versions of functions and enumerants as a transition aid.

OpenGL 1.2 (1998)

Addition Promoted from
3D textures EXT_texture3D
BGRA pixel formats EXT_bgra
Packed pixel formats EXT_packed_pixels
Normal rescaling EXT_rescale_normal
Separate specular color EXT_separate_specular_color
Texture coordinate edge clamping SGIS_texture_edge_clamp
Texture LOD control SGIS_texture_lod
Vertex array draw element range EXT_draw_range_elements

Imaging subset (optional)

Addition Promoted from
Color Tables EXT_color_table, EXT_color_subtable
Convolution EXT_convolution, EXT_convolution_border_modes
Color matrix EXT_color_matrix
Pixel data statistics EXT_histogram
Constant blend color EXT_blend_color
New blending equations EXT_blend_minmax, EXT_blend_substract

OpenGL 1.1 (1997)

Addition Promoted from
Vertex arrays EXT_vertex_array
Polygon offset EXT_polygon_offset
Logical operation EXT_blend_logic_op
Internal texture formats EXT_texture
GL_REPLACE texture env EXT_texture
Texture proxy EXT_texture
Copy texture and subtexture EXT_copy_texture, EXT_subtexture
Texture objects EXT_texture_object

OpenGL 1.0 (1992)

First release.

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