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Yeah it's LLVMpipe, it's basically doing everything in software and Plasma uses quite a bit OpenGL for animations and compositing. A lighter WM like Fluxbox cou
by qalmakka 5y ago
Yeah it's LLVMpipe, it's basically doing everything in software and Plasma uses quite a bit OpenGL for animations and compositing. A lighter WM like Fluxbox could maybe be easier on the CPU. In any case, looking back at Nouveau, writing decent drivers for a GPU nobody has specs of is definitely challenging. Only time can tell.
- samus 5y agoWorking off inprecise documentation or reverse engineering everything is nothing new in the Linux world. At least on the M1 drivers seem to be able to exert full control over the card, compared to newer Nvidia cards where firmware signed by Nvidia is required to boost the card to a reasonable clock frequency!
- exikyut 5y agoI'll bet that's thanks to the mining market buying cheap cards and overclocking them into the ground. Very annoying for the wider market, certainly...