{"id":5203,"date":"2013-11-04T16:06:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T15:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2013-11-04T16:06:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T15:06:40","slug":"amds-revolutionary-mantle-graphics-api-adopted-by-industry-leading-game-developers-cloud-imperium-eidos-montreal-and-oxide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/5203-amds-revolutionary-mantle-graphics-api-adopted-by-industry-leading-game-developers-cloud-imperium-eidos-montreal-and-oxide\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span>\u2019s Revolutionary Mantle Graphics API<\/span> Adopted by Industry Leading Game Developers Cloud Imperium, Eidos-Montr\u00e9al and Oxide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014 <\/i>New deve\u00adlo\u00adpers join AMD<\/span> to advan\u00adce PC<\/span> game per\u00adfor\u00admance impro\u00adve\u00adments and sim\u00adpli\u00adfy PC<\/span> game deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment with clo\u00adse-to-the-metal API<\/span> for AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon\u2122 GPUs and APUs <\/i>\u2014 <\/i><\/p>\n

SUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif. \u2014 Nov. 4, 2013<\/b> \u2014<\/b> AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced three new game deve\u00adlo\u00adper part\u00adner\u00adships for Man\u00adt\u00adle, its high\u00adly acclai\u00admed, ground\u00adbrea\u00adking gra\u00adphics API<\/span>. Cloud Impe\u00adri\u00adum Games<\/a>, Eidos-Mon\u00adtr\u00e9\u00adal<\/a>\u2122, a part of the Squa\u00adre Enix<\/a>\u00ae Group, and Oxi\u00adde Games<\/a> are the latest game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to join AMD<\/span> in opti\u00admi\u00adzing the way PC<\/span> games are deve\u00adlo\u00adped to extra\u00adct maxi\u00admum per\u00adfor\u00admance from a modern gra\u00adphics archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre that spans desk\u00adtop PCs, note\u00adbooks and con\u00adsu\u00admer devices like tablets.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span> is proud to play an instru\u00admen\u00adtal role in trans\u00adforming the world of game deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment with Man\u00adt\u00adle,\u201d said Rit\u00adche Cor\u00adpus, direc\u00adtor of ISV<\/span> gam\u00ading and alli\u00adances, AMD<\/span>. \u201cWith the sup\u00adport and clo\u00adse col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon bet\u00adween AMD<\/span> and indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding game deve\u00adlo\u00adpers like Cloud Impe\u00adri\u00adum, Eidos-Mon\u00adtr\u00e9\u00adal and Oxi\u00adde, Man\u00adt\u00adle can maxi\u00admi\u00adze opti\u00admiza\u00adti\u00adon for high\u00adly anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted PC<\/span> titles, brin\u00adging an unpar\u00adal\u00adle\u00adled gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00adence for players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloud Impe\u00adri\u00adum Games<\/a> is curr\u00adent\u00adly deve\u00adlo\u00adping \u201cStar Citi\u00adzen<\/a>,\u201d the high\u00adly anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted, crowd-fun\u00added PC<\/span> space simu\u00adla\u00adtor from legen\u00adda\u00adry game desi\u00adgner Chris Roberts.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span>\u2019s Man\u00adt\u00adle will allow us to extra\u00adct more per\u00adfor\u00admance from an AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon GPU<\/span> than any other gra\u00adphics API<\/span>,\u201d said Chris Roberts, CEO<\/span>, Cloud Impe\u00adri\u00adum Games. \u201cMan\u00adt\u00adle is vital\u00adly important for a game like Star Citi\u00adzen, which is being desi\u00adgned with the need for mas\u00adsi\u00adve GPU<\/span> hor\u00adse\u00adpower. With Man\u00adt\u00adle, our team can spend more time achie\u00adving our per\u00adfect artis\u00adtic visi\u00adon, and less time worry\u00ading about whe\u00adther or not today\u2019s gam\u00ading hard\u00adware will be rea\u00addy to deli\u00adver it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eidos-Mon\u00adtr\u00e9\u00adal<\/a> is the stu\u00addio behind \u201cTHIEF<\/span><\/a>\u2122,\u201d an upco\u00adming first-per\u00adson ste\u00adalth adven\u00adture set for release in Febru\u00adary 2014. Eidos-Mon\u00adtr\u00e9\u00adal also deve\u00adlo\u00adped \u201cDEUS<\/span> EX<\/span>: HUMAN<\/span> REVOLUTION<\/span><\/a>\u00ae,\u201d an AMD<\/span> Gam\u00ading Evol\u00adved title.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Man\u00adt\u00adle lets you use AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon GPUs the way they are meant to be used, unlo\u00adcking many new oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties and increased CPU<\/span> and GPU<\/span> per\u00adfor\u00admance,\u201d said David Anfos\u00adsi, stu\u00addio head, Eidos-Mon\u00adtr\u00e9\u00adal. \u201cBecau\u00adse of this, Man\u00adt\u00adle is one of the most important chan\u00adges to PC<\/span> gra\u00adphics in many years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hel\u00admed by indus\u00adtry veterans, Oxi\u00adde Games<\/a> is desig\u00adning the new \u201cNitrous\u201d engi\u00adne for 64-bit, mul\u00adti-core processors.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span>\u2019s Man\u00adt\u00adle tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy lets us get more out of the hard\u00adware than any other solu\u00adti\u00adon available,\u201d said Dan Bak\u00ader, co-foun\u00adder, Oxi\u00adde Games. \u201cAdding Man\u00adt\u00adle sup\u00adport to our mul\u00adti-plat\u00adform, 64-bit Nitrous engi\u00adne rea\u00adli\u00adzes signi\u00adfi\u00adcant gains in per\u00adfor\u00admance on Man\u00adt\u00adle-enab\u00adled hard\u00adware wit\u00adhout adding enorm\u00adous deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment overhead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloud Impe\u00adri\u00adum Games, Eidos-Mon\u00adtr\u00e9\u00adal and Oxi\u00adde Games will join AMD<\/span> and DICE<\/span> in spea\u00adking about Man\u00adt\u00adle archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre and imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon at the AMD<\/span> Deve\u00adlo\u00adper Sum\u00admit (APU<\/span> 13)<\/a>, run\u00adning Nov. 11\u201314 in San Jose, Calif. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, Oxi\u00adde Games will be show\u00ading a public sneak pre\u00adview of Man\u00adt\u00adle per\u00adfor\u00admance at the event.<\/p>\n

For tho\u00adse inte\u00adres\u00adted, com\u00adpli\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry access to all APU<\/span> 13 key\u00adnote ses\u00adsi\u00adons<\/a> is available by regis\u00adtering online<\/a>, in limi\u00adt\u00aded num\u00adbers while quan\u00adti\u00adties last. Nota\u00adble key\u00adnote spea\u00adk\u00aders include: Dr. Lisa Su, seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, Glo\u00adbal Busi\u00adness Units, AMD<\/span>; Johan Anders\u00adson, tech\u00adni\u00adcal direc\u00adtor, DICE<\/span>; Domi\u00adnic Mal\u00adlin\u00adson, vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent, rese\u00adarch and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, Sony; and Mark Paper\u00admas\u00adter, chief tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy offi\u00adcer, AMD<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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