--- title: "Open-Source NVIDIA Vulkan Driver \"NVK\" Merges Mesh Shader Support" url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver-nvk-merges-mesh-shader-support-657asbxwp source_url: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVK-Mesh-Shaders-Merged type: article source: "Phoronix" published: 2026-06-02T12:42:21.694Z updated: 2026-06-02T12:53:07.429Z tags: ["nvidia", "vulkan", "mesa"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open-Source NVIDIA Vulkan Driver "NVK" Merges Mesh Shader Support **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK has merged support for VK_EXT_mesh_shader in Mesa Git. This extension replaces the traditional rendering pipeline with two new programmable stages: task shaders and mesh shaders. The feature, which has been on the NVK/NAK TODO list since 2023, was contributed by Mary Guillemard and will ship in the upcoming Mesa 26.2 release next quarter. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Mesa's Zink OpenGL-On-Vulkan Driver Lands Mesh Shader Support](https://daily.dev/posts/mesa-s-zink-opengl-on-vulkan-driver-lands-mesh-shader-support-ew2az4koe) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Mesa 26.2 Released With NVK Mesh Shader Support, Many Other Vulkan Improvements](https://daily.dev/posts/mesa-26-2-released-with-nvk-mesh-shader-support-many-other-vulkan-improvements-hjunmu9bt) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Zink OpenGL-On-Vulkan Driver Tackles OpenGL Mesh Shaders](https://daily.dev/posts/zink-opengl-on-vulkan-driver-tackles-opengl-mesh-shaders-nxwnnyr27) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#vulkan](https://daily.dev/tags/vulkan), [#mesa](https://daily.dev/tags/mesa) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver-nvk-merges-mesh-shader-support-657asbxwp)