AMD Backs OpenCL, Microsoft DirectX 11

Posted: 119 days ago

In order to develop its ATI graphics, AMD is backing both the OpenCL programming language and Microsoft's DirectX 11 APIs. The move means that AMD is looking for a way to differentiate its graphics from the Intel Larrabee initiative and Nvidia's CUDA programming language for its general-purpose GPUs. - Advanced Micro Devices is throwing its weight behind both the OpenCL programming language and Microsoft's upcoming DirectX 11 APIs for use with its line of general-purpose graphics processing units. AMD, which announced official support for both OpenCL and DirectX 11 on Aug. 6, will begin upgrad...