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Apex Compute Developing Open-Source Mesa Vulkan Driver For Their Hardware
First reported Source: PhoronixLast editorial activity
What happened
Apex Compute is the company started in California in 2024 that aims to produce high-efficiency AI accelerators for real-time edge AI inferencing. So far they have an FPGA (a chip whose circuitry can be reconfigured after it is made) prototype for licensing and deployment and carries the bold claim of being "20x faster than the NVIDIA Jetson" and at under 10W and one fifth the cost.
Sources & evidence
- Phoronix Reporting source
Apex Compute Developing Open-Source Mesa Vulkan Driver For Their Hardware โ
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apex-Compute-Mesa-Vulkan