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For GPUs the driver is mostly a gigantic list of performance hacks for different software packages. That might be an asset to competitors. But I think NVidia w
by teaearlgraycold 3y ago
For GPUs the driver is mostly a gigantic list of performance hacks for different software packages. That might be an asset to competitors.
But I think NVidia would be perfectly fine financially if they gave this out.
- mey 3y agoConsidering Intel Arc's launch, it would've been a massive boon to them to have this information. Granted this information is likely highly customized to Nvidia architecture so it may be of little use, but Arc made it very apparent exactly how many games just barely work at all. You can also see that in the excellent Dolphin emulator team write ups.
- Dalewyn 3y agoIntel's woes with ARC stem from the fact their silicon straight up doesn't support anything below DX12, so they have to rely on software emulation for them. Nvidia and AMD both support DX versions below DX12 in their silicon, they don't have to emulate anything which means better performance. Even if Intel had access to Nvidia and AMD's driver source codes, none of it would be useful because they don't have the silicon.
- shmerl 3y agoNote how it's much shorter for Vulkan: * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/main/src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/main/src/uti... * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/main/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/main/src/uti...
- vel0city 3y agoI'd actually say nvidia wouldn't be perfectly fine giving this out. Their drivers are a big part of the secret sauce that makes things like CUDA so dominant. Nvidia's biggest product is CUDA.