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Android Authority reports that Google's Pixel 11 series, running the Tensor G6 chip with a new PowerVR CXTP GPU, ships with ANGLE set as the default OpenGL ES implementation as of the September 2026 update. ANGLE translates OpenGL ES calls into Vulkan commands, and the outlet says this layer is causing jank and microstutters in games and emulators like Genshin Impact and Dolphin that didn't affect the Pixel 10.
Android Authority traced worsening game performance on the Pixel 11 series—stuttering and freezing in titles like Genshin Impact—to Google quietly making ANGLE the default OpenGL ES implementation on the new phones. ANGLE translates OpenGL ES calls into Vulkan commands, and testing showed it activating in popular games on the Pixel 11 Pro XL where it wasn't used on the Pixel 10 Pro XL.
Pixel 11 owners are reporting severe graphical glitches that make Genshin Impact unplayable, a problem tied to the Tensor G6 chip's PowerVR GPU, which HoYoverse says doesn't meet the game's minimum requirements. Google confirmed it is working with HoYoverse on an optimization fix expected in an upcoming Genshin Impact update.