Vulkan Performance Issues

[ImananLyft]

MapLibre Android Version

12.2.2 -> 13.0

Android SDK Version

Android 16

Device

Emulator + Pixel 10 Physical

What happened?

After switching from org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk (OpenGL) to org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk-vulkan at version 12.2.2, the map exhibits noticeable lag and jitter during interactions (panning, zooming). The same build with the OpenGL backend renders smoothly as expected.

This issue happens for 13.0 as well.

Steps to reproduce

Run maplibre map on Android with Vulkan.

Renderer

Vulkan

Relevant log output

Additional context

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4e84b7ca-a42d-4d8e-b20e-3f040f2686da
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64cb87ac-b5d0-403f-8a99-a663a1e29806

[louwers]

Is there any chance you could help us reproduce this?

For example, can you share your style privately?

cc @adrian-cojocaru

[adrian-cojocaru]

I've seen this happen when using an emulator on macOS paired with a texture view (textureMode(true)). Is this reproducible with surface view + emulator or on a physical device?

[ImananLyft]

@louwers I tried switching to https://demotiles.maplibre.org/style.json and am still seeing this issue. Yes @adrian-cojocaru this happens on physical device as well

[ImananLyft]

Turning off texture mode does improve the performance however it still is low performance.

[tvaknin]

I’m experiencing the same issue. This is my first time trying the Vulkan release (13.0.0).

I’m using Jetpack Compose with a native Android View for MapLibre. With the OpenGL, I notice a different type of lag, mainly when scrolling or navigating between Compose views. However, with Vulkan, the lag is much more noticeable and feels different from the OpenGL behavior, similar to what’s described in this ticket.