iPhone 5S and Metal

[cchase8875432]

How does Metal work exactly? I upgraded from a 4S which didn't have metal. And which games support metal?

 

[Shirasaki]

Game support would be poor at this time point, and I highly doubt there would be a bunch of new games supporting metal.

 

[cchase8875432]

Game support would be poor at this time point, and I highly doubt there would be a bunch of new games supporting metal.

I heard Epic Zen Garden supports metal. But I still don't understand exactly what it does

 

[lagwagon]

I heard Epic Zen Garden supports metal. But I still don't understand exactly what it does

I think most games designed specifically for 5s, 6 and 6+ support metal. And soon in iOS 9 the OS will use Metal to increase its performance. It's just a more efficient way of utilizing the graphics chip. Less overhead.

 

[Andres Cantu]

Don't forget that iOS 9 will to take advantage of Metal, so not just App Store apps anymore. According to Apple, this should improve OS smoothness and performance.

 

[sirghost]

Had to reply. These links below explains it perfectly as to what metal is.

http://www.imore.com/metal-ios-8-explained

https://developer.apple.com/metal/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_(API)