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Re:Metal – Apple’s new graphics API by sliverstorm on Monday June 02, 2014 @08:17PM (#7837384)
Sorry, I was unintentionally vague, I meant without having to write their own version of Mantle. The other upside being if Metal wraps around Mantle, they can still expose Mantle to software that targets Mantle.
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Re:Metal – Apple’s new graphics API by TazeTSchnitzel on Monday June 02, 2014 @08:19PM (#7837394)
Ah, I see. That would make sense, though if they're trying to reduce overhead, it might not be the best idea.
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