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>Also, note that GPU support on Android is usually a lot better compared to Linux. This is because they are using an older, more mature kernel. The kernel has
by juliangoldsmith 8y ago
>Also, note that GPU support on Android is usually a lot better compared to Linux. This is because they are using an older, more mature kernel.
The kernel has very little to do with GPU support. It only contains a small shim to allow userspace libraries to access the hardware.
GPU support on Android is done entirely through proprietary code, sourced from the chip vendor. Even projects like Lineage OS use binary blobs pulled from the vendor's packages.