AMD 14.1 beta, mantle support incoming

[Caveman]

AMD 14.1 Beta

http://cdn3.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMD-Catalyst-13.35-Mantle-HSA-Support.jpg

http://cdn3.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMD-Catalyst-13.35-Kaveri-Co-Processor.jpg

http://cdn3.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMD-Catalyst-13.35-Frame-Pacing-Solution.jpg

http://wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMD-Catalyst-13.35-Video-Features.jpg

http://wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMD-Catalyst-13.35-BETA-Decoding.jpg

http://wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMD-Catalyst-13.35-Mantle-Support.jpg

Source: http://wccftech.com/amd-catalyst-13-35-beta-drive-mantle-hsa-support-scheduled-january-kaveri-coprocess/

[zladuric]

What is Mantle, in one sentence?

[Caveman]

AMD's answer to Directx where mantle API has low level acces to hardware. So it's in some cases 45 to 300% faster then directx.

Where directx needs to be Multi/Multi/Multi compatible. Mantle works on amd 7000 series cards and up.

And for developers way easier to code if the need to make it work on mantle.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7371/understanding-amds-mantle-a-lowlevel-graphics-api-for-gcn

[zladuric]

Cool, thanks! ÂÂ*Good that I have a 7770 :)

[MI-six]

there was a discussion at Nvidia Montreal,
with some pretty important people INCLUDING the main guy on BF4 (which supports mantle!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RF0zgYFFNk#t=552

[darkvoo]

Yet another picture released by AMD about Mantle:

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080427030932/snk/images/a/a8/G-mantle.jpg