What are the advantages of Open GL over other API's?

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Posted On: Feb 22, 2018

The advantages of OpenGL over other API's are listed below:

For drawing calls and state changes, OpenGL has lower CPU overhead than the other API's.
There is more detailed documentation for OpenGL while other API's don't have such detailed documentation.
OpenGL is more functional than any other API.
OpenGL is portable.
It is a cross-platform API, i.e. it can be used on various platforms such as- windows, WindowsMac, and some handheld devices.
It is more extensible, i.e. new hardware features are exposed quickly.
It has a stable interface until some bigger changes are made.

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