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Intel graphics - it's the SW not the HW

Intel graphics - it's the SW not the HW

Posted Jul 25, 2012 20:55 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: Intel graphics - it's the SW not the HW by pflugstad
Parent article: Romanick: The zombies cometh...

That's not entirely correct. Intel was the main driving force behind the push to OpenGL 3 compatibility. They've started the shader compiler rewrite, this compiler is actually shared between the "classic" Mesa and Gallium3D.

So the situation is much more nuanced and complex than you think :)


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