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An interview with OpenGL lead designer Kurt Akeley
- jcl 17y agoQ: Would you use today something like FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays) for such systems? He answers the question by basically saying, "No, if we started today, we'd never be able to compete with Nvidia and ATI." However, there is a group today trying to create a new graphics card from scratch, and it turns out their first step was indeed to create a big FPGA card: http://wiki.opengraphics.org/tiki-index.php http://wiki.opengraphics.org/tiki-index.php
- sp332 17y agoThe FPGA is for development. When the design is ready for RTM, it will be as a custom ASIC. http://wiki.opengraphics.org/tiki-index.php?page=FrequentlyAskedQuestions#What_is_the_use_of_the_OGD_card_ http://wiki.opengraphics.org/tiki-index.php?page=FrequentlyA...
- jcl 17y agoYes. The question in the article was regarding SGI's initial use of custom ICs in development, and the relative superiority of using gate technology to prototype.