NVIDIA DesignWorks Samples

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vk_video_samples
Public
Vulkan video samples
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•53•329•15•8•Updated Feb 4, 2026Feb 4, 2026
vk_lod_clusters
Public
Sample for cluster-based continuous level of detail rasterization or ray tracing
vulkan-api ray-tracing real-time-rendering real-time-ray-tracing mesh-shaders
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•10•145•0•0•Updated Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 2026
vk_gltf_renderer
Public
Rendering glTF scenes with ray tracer and raster (Vulkan)
vulkan raytracing cubemap pbr gltf ray-tracing path-tracing importance-sampling gltf2 tonemapping
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•23•289•4•0•Updated Feb 2, 2026Feb 2, 2026
vk_raytracing_tutorial_KHR
Public
Ray tracing examples and tutorials using VK_KHR_ray_tracing
tutorial vulkan raytracing
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•162•1.7k•1•0•Updated Feb 2, 2026Feb 2, 2026
nvpro_core2
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A comprehensive collection of modular libraries for high-performance graphics development
opengl vulkan raytracing
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•14•71•3•2•Updated Feb 2, 2026Feb 2, 2026
vk_slang_editor
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A shader-driven livecoding tool using Vulkan and the Slang shading language.
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•1•36•2•0•Updated Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 2026
vk_order_independent_transparency
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Demonstrates seven different techniques for order-independent transparency in Vulkan.
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•22•372•4•0•Updated Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 2026
vk_minimal_latest
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A minimal, self-contained example demonstrating best practices for Vulkan development in a single file—no frameworks required.
C++
•10•314•1•1•Updated Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 2026
vk_mini_samples
Public
Collection of Vulkan samples
CMake
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Apache License 2.0
•20•313•2•1•Updated Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 2026
tinygltf
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Header only C++11 tiny glTF 2.0 library
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MIT License
•477•0•0•1•Updated Jan 27, 2026Jan 27, 2026
stb
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stb single-file public domain libraries for C/C++
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Other
•8k•3•1•0•Updated Jan 27, 2026Jan 27, 2026
vk_denoise_nrd
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Integration of NRD into a Vulkan application
raytracing pathtracing nrd denoiser
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Apache License 2.0
•2•16•1•0•Updated Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026
vk_denoise_dlssrr
Public
Example of integrating the DLSS RR denoiser into a Vulkan application
vulkan raytracing pathtracing pbr-shading dlss dlss3 dlss-rr
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•0•7•1•0•Updated Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026
vk_animated_clusters
Public
Sample that uses VK_NV_cluster_acceleration_structure to animate meshes for ray tracing
raytracing vulkan-api real-time-rendering mesh-shader
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•2•60•0•0•Updated Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 2025
vk_tessellated_clusters
Public
Sample for adaptive triangle tessellation in ray tracing
vulkan-api ray-tracing real-time-rendering real-time-ray-tracing mesh-shaders
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•2•20•0•0•Updated Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 2025
xr_multi_gpu
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Vulkan multi-GPU sample for XR workloads
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•1•2•1•0•Updated Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 2025
gl_render_vk_ddisplay
Public
OpenGL sample that renders into a Vulkan direct display
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•5•33•1•0•Updated Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 2025
nv_cluster_lod_builder
Public archive
continuous level of detail mesh library
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•10•318•0•0•Updated Nov 11, 2025Nov 11, 2025
nv_cluster_builder
Public archive
small generic spatial clustering C++ library
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•3•43•0•0•Updated Nov 11, 2025Nov 11, 2025
vk_gaussian_splatting
Public
Sample viewer implementing several rendering methods for 3D gaussians using Vulkan API
raytracing vulkan-api rasterization real-time-rendering mesh-shaders hybrid-rendering gaussian-splatting 3d-gaussians
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•32•338•4•2•Updated Oct 29, 2025Oct 29, 2025
build_all
Public
GO HERE FIRST: nvpro-samples overview
CMake
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Apache License 2.0
•47•380•4•0•Updated Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 2025
vk_idbuffer_rasterization
Public
Vulkan sample to render efficient per-part IDs in CAD models
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•1•12•0•0•Updated Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 2025
nvtt_samples
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NVIDIA Texture Tools samples for compression, image processing, and decompression.
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•8•93•1•0•Updated Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025
vk_raytrace
Public archive
Ray tracing glTF scene with Vulkan
vulkan raytracing pbr gltf hdr importance-sampling gltf2 tonemapping
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•41•606•1•0•Updated Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 2025
gpu_bandwidth_bonanza
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Command-line utility designed to benchmark and analyze memory transfer speeds on systems with one or more GPUs.
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•0•0•0•0•Updated Sep 27, 2025Sep 27, 2025
gl_vk_async_copy
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Use Vulkan interop to enable truly asynchronous texture- and buffer copy operations in OpenGL
C
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Apache License 2.0
•0•3•0•0•Updated Sep 22, 2025Sep 22, 2025
vk_partitioned_tlas
Public
Partitioned top level acceleration structure sample
C++
•1•16•1•0•Updated Sep 10, 2025Sep 10, 2025
vk_toon_shader
Public
Silhouette and toon shading post-processing with Vulkan
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•7•98•0•0•Updated Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 2025
vk_streamline
Public
DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Generation via Streamline
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•0•27•3•0•Updated Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 2025
gl_vk_simple_interop
Public
Display an image created by Vulkan compute shader, with OpenGL
opengl vulkan interop compute-shader
C++
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Apache License 2.0
•19•109•1•0•Updated Aug 5, 2025Aug 5, 2025