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Microsoft Gets OpenGL 4.4 Running Atop Direct3D 12 Using Mesa, OpenGL 4.5 Inbound

Phoronix - Tue, 11/14/2023 - 21:32
It was just last week that Microsoft got OpenGL 4.3 implemented over Direct3D 12 for use in cases where Windows lacks a native OpenGL driver or for use under Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSLg). After implementing a few more GL extensions atop D3D12, Microsoft has now got OpenGL 4.4 in Mesa running on Direct3D...

Rust-Written NAK Compiler Merged For Nouveau/NVK In Mesa 24.0

Phoronix - Tue, 11/14/2023 - 19:58
Merged overnight to Mesa 24.0 is the Rust-written NAK compiler back-end for the Nouveau Gallium3D driver and NVK Vulkan driver...

Blender 4.0 Released For This Incredible Open-Source 3D Modeling Software

Phoronix - Tue, 11/14/2023 - 19:37
After a one week delay, Blender 4.0 is now available as the latest major update to this leading open-source and cross platform 3D modeling software...

Intel's Mesa Shader Compiler Backend Scheduling Now ~30% Faster

Phoronix - Tue, 11/14/2023 - 19:23
With newly-merged optimizations to Mesa 24.0-devel, the Intel shader compiler back-end is seeing its scheduling code execute around 30% faster. This big speed-up comes due to overhauling how they store pass information and reusing that for multiple pre-RA scheduling modes...

AMD Announces Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series Processors

Phoronix - Tue, 11/14/2023 - 16:00
AMD is announcing this morning in Bavaria (SPS 23 in Nürnberg) the Ryzen Embedded 7000 series processors, the latest addition to the Zen 4 family. The Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series are socketed CPUs intended for various embedded and edge applications in the 60~105 Watt space.

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