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AMD Mantle API
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Jean-Paul Hutchinson
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-02-21 11:14:05 UTC
Is there any future plan to include AMDs Mantle API after the huge improvements it has on Star Swarm wouldn't this help the FPs people were getting during the last mass test? Thanks
Angelica Dreamstar
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-02-21 11:46:57 UTC
Doubtfull. EVE isn't that demanding gfx wise to make it worthwhile at all. Runs even on slower gfx cards and the really old ones probably won't support Mantle anyway. Besides, it's an AMD thing so I'd rather suspect broken drivers. That's tradition.

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Freedom Munition
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2014-02-21 12:13:37 UTC
Nvidia is in bed with CCP anyway.
Jean-Paul Hutchinson
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2014-02-21 13:01:48 UTC
Angelica Dreamstar wrote:
Doubtfull. EVE isn't that demanding gfx wise to make it worthwhile at all. Runs even on slower gfx cards and the really old ones probably won't support Mantle anyway. Besides, it's an AMD thing so I'd rather suspect broken drivers. That's tradition.


No your right its more CPU heavy, which is why something like mantle would be good for the game as it takes the load off your CPU and puts it on to your GPU which entail will allow for much more CPU heavy work elevating TIDI Which from what I've read from CCP is a CPU issue. As far as driver issues the same is said for MAC and Direct X # or any other API.

Start Citizen and other MMOs are taking mantle on board as they can see the a huge performance boost to a very CPU intensive situation.
Freedom Munition
Perkone
Caldari State
#5 - 2014-02-21 13:44:21 UTC
Jean-Paul Hutchinson wrote:
Angelica Dreamstar wrote:
Doubtfull. EVE isn't that demanding gfx wise to make it worthwhile at all. Runs even on slower gfx cards and the really old ones probably won't support Mantle anyway. Besides, it's an AMD thing so I'd rather suspect broken drivers. That's tradition.


No your right its more CPU heavy, which is why something like mantle would be good for the game as it takes the load off your CPU and puts it on to your GPU which entail will allow for much more CPU heavy work elevating TIDI Which from what I've read from CCP is a CPU issue. As far as driver issues the same is said for MAC and Direct X # or any other API.

Start Citizen and other MMOs are taking mantle on board as they can see the a huge performance boost to a very CPU intensive situation.


It sounds good, but how does mantle work with stackless python, and old code?