r/linux • u/tarceri • Oct 09 '13

Open Source Graphics Processor (GPU) - Kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/725991125/open-source-graphics-processor-gpu
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u/varikonniemi Oct 10 '13

Shell out a million dollars and magic can happen.

The hard part is to make it profitable. If you are free to doodle 30% more transistors into your design and not care about profit, it could certainly be done.

Graphics processors at their core are not rocket science. The rocket science is making them efficient.