Designed as update to OS X Yosemite, El Capitan (which is
named after a rock formation in Yosemite National Park) will provide
performance improvements over its predecessor.
Some of the new features of El Capitan include improvements
in Spotlight search with support for natural language queries, multitasking
with split-screen views and gesture capabilities in certain apps.
The operating system update will also bring the company’s
Metal graphics rendering engine to the Mac. Originally created for iOS, this
feature should allow developers to have near-direct access to a device’s
graphics hardware, delivering improved performance and a richer graphical
experience.
Moreover, Metal will allow OS X to combine the processing
power of both the GPU and CPU to improve the performance of apps, which is why
software makers such as Adobe will also make use of the API to improve its own
products.
Mac OS X El Capitan is now available to developers and there
will be a public beta by July, so even ordinary users can try out the OS
before its official launch sometime in Q3 2015.
