With the compiler and driver together, we’re now able to run OpenGL workloads like glxgears and scenes from glmark2 on the M1 with an open source stack. Since the last post two weeks ago, I’ve begun a Gallium driver for the M1, implementing much of the OpenGL 2.1 and ES 2.0 specifications. Last January, I rendered a triangle with my own code, but there has since been a heinous bug lurking…Īfter beginning a compiler for the Apple M1 GPU, the next step is to develop a graphics driver exercising the compiler. Since then, we’ve been reverse-engineering AGX and building open source graphics drivers.

In late 2020, Apple debuted the M1 with Apple’s GPU architecture, AGX, rumoured to be derived from Imagination’s PowerVR series. There’s more to do, but Neverball is already playable (and a lot of fun!)… This is still an alpha driver, but it’s already good enough to run a smooth desktop experience and some games…Īfter a year in development, the open source “Asahi” driver for the Apple GPU is running real games. We’ve been working hard over the past two years to bring this new driver to everyone, and we’re really proud to finally be here. We’re excited to announce our first Apple GPU driver release! In addition to a microblog, select blog posts are available here or as an RSS feed. I’m a graphics developer passionate about software freedom, working on the Panfrost and Asahi graphics drivers.

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