Imagination Lands Big PowerVR Compiler Update In Mesa 25.0

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Imagination Lands Big PowerVR Compiler Update In Mesa 25.0

Merged over the US holiday weekend was a big update to the Imagination PowerVR Vulkan driver code for Mesa 25.0... 71 patches in fact making up this merge request...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/PVR-Compiler-Mesa-25.0

[NeoMorpheus]

I wonder why Imagination doesnt try to compete again on the desktop GPU market.

[ayumu]

I wonder why Imagination doesnt try to compete again on the desktop GPU market.

I don't think it's entirely out of the question. It could happen.

But right now, they're the most popular choice in RISC-V SoCs. They're early, going after a market that is rapidly growing; That is smart.

[kpedersen]

I don't think it's entirely out of the question. It could happen.

It looks like they could attempt with their IMG DXD GPU:

https://www.imaginationtech.com/products/gpu/img-dxd-gpu/