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title: Modern rendering with Metal
framework: metal
role: sampleCode
role_heading: Sample Code
path: sample-code/metal/modern-rendering-with-metal
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# Modern rendering with Metal

Use advanced Metal features such as indirect command buffers, sparse textures, and variable rate rasterization to implement complex rendering techniques.

## Overview

Overview note: This sample code project is associated with the Metal Enhancements for A13 Bionic tech talk. Configure the sample code project Because this sample app uses indirect command buffers, you can’t run this sample in the Simulator — you need to run it on a device. To run this sample, use one of the following: A Mac from mid-2016 and later with macOS 11 and later An iPad with A11 Bionic and later using iPadOS 14.1 and later An iOS device with A11 Bionic and later using iOS 14.1 and later Xcode 12 and later

## See Also

### Multiple techniques

- [Encoding indirect command buffers on the GPU](metal/encoding-indirect-command-buffers-on-the-gpu.md)