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DOOM ported to run atop AMD ROCm + LLVM libc


An open-source developer at AMD has carried out a DOOM port that runs almost entirely atop AMD GPUs for rendering and the game logic

This implementation defines the amdgpu-loader utility, which handles launching the main kernel, setting up the SDL2 window interface, and provides functions to get the input keys and write the output framebuffer. Those curious about the code or to learn more on the project, visit this GitHub repository.About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software.

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