Oh shit, if Carmack's down, then it's legit
I can never tell if youre being sarcastic or not :dead.
I think that if mantle can deliver on their promises, it might be the go to. Smaller devs without all that abstraction layer stuff will probably stick with OpenGL because of mobile popularity(???). The only one i see maybe being thrown in the bushes is DirectX
:mscry
(http://i.imgur.com/f5F1jks.png)
:beli , I dont think MS and Sony consider Steambox a threat. Working with Mantle just makes sense for them, especially since they have AMD GPUs
For some weird reason I've always been attached to AMD video cards.Same. My first GPU was an Ati Rage 128 or whatever it was called. I still have it in a box with some other PC parts. I kinda like supporting the underdog and their prices suit my dirt person self more.
AMD :trash:umad
Why the hate? Dudes have cornered the consoles and are making power moves, and ones like Mantle can be construed as being a potentially big boost to the consumer. You can definitely argue (as Sho Nuff has intimated here) that this is something that could and probably will fragment PC gaming somewhat because Nvidia will never adopt this API, despite it being open. It is optimized for AMD's architecture and I don't see Nvidia taking the performance hit in benchmarks laying down or somehow adopting AMD's GCN architecture.
basically :yeshrug
AMD :trash:umad
Why the hate? Dudes have cornered the consoles and are making power moves, and ones like Mantle can be construed as being a potentially big boost to the consumer. You can definitely argue (as Sho Nuff has intimated here) that this is something that could and probably will fragment PC gaming somewhat because Nvidia will never adopt this API, despite it being open. It is optimized for AMD's architecture and I don't see Nvidia taking the performance hit in benchmarks laying down or somehow adopting AMD's GCN architecture.
basically :yeshrug
THe ATI driver complaints came mostly before they were bought by AMD, which is now years ago. I wouldn't put any stock in it anymore. AMD now has a distinct advantage that Intel and nVidia doesn't have.
AMD :trash:umad
Why the hate? Dudes have cornered the consoles and are making power moves, and ones like Mantle can be construed as being a potentially big boost to the consumer. You can definitely argue (as Sho Nuff has intimated here) that this is something that could and probably will fragment PC gaming somewhat because Nvidia will never adopt this API, despite it being open. It is optimized for AMD's architecture and I don't see Nvidia taking the performance hit in benchmarks laying down or somehow adopting AMD's GCN architecture.
basically :yeshrug
Don't believe I care about this news. I only support Nvidia and Intel. I don't care about AMD.
No sarcasm at all. Carmack is the first one to call bullshit on anything.
Just hope this shit works fine on nVidia too
What API's do y'all work on? anyone at work talking about this?
Direct X i guess?
In 1000 years when our civilization has been destroyed, I hope this Anandtech review of the Voodoo 5 5500 where they test Unreal Tournament using Glide still survives.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/580/12
In 1000 years when our civilization has been destroyed, I hope this Anandtech review of the Voodoo 5 5500 where they test Unreal Tournament using Glide still survives.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/580/12
Could you sum up whats so wrong with this?