Nvn Api Version 5515 Exclusive -
NVN API version 5.5.15 is a specific iteration of Nintendo's proprietary low-level graphics API, developed in collaboration with specifically for the Nintendo Switch
NVML Exclusive Mode (Compute Exclusive Process)
- No fallback path – code written for 5515 exclusive will not run on prior NVN versions or older GPUs.
- Increased driver memory footprint (~5–8%) due to expanded command buffer tracking.
- Vulkan interop via
NVN_external_memoryis temporarily disabled in this exclusive branch (fix planned for 5517).
- Removed support for legacy
NVN_BUFFER_FLAG_CPU_CACHED– replaced with explicit coherence API. nvnPresentIntervalnow requires power-of-two values only.- Shader object serialization format changed; old binary caches must be recompiled.
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