OpenCL drivers discovered on Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices

OpenCL drivers discovered on Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices(anandtech.com)

6 points by snedzad 13 years ago | 2 comments

corresation 13 years ago |

Note that Android already has Renderscript, which is arguably a more mobile, variable alternative to OpenCL.

nivertech 13 years ago | |

Renderscript is proprietary Google API, which uses OpenCL as a backend. It's nowhere as powerful as OpenCL. More like a sandbox to limit developers access to GPU Compute on mobile devices.

corresation 13 years ago |

Note that Android already has Renderscript, which is arguably a more mobile, variable alternative to OpenCL.

nivertech 13 years ago | |

Renderscript is proprietary Google API, which uses OpenCL as a backend. It's nowhere as powerful as OpenCL. More like a sandbox to limit developers access to GPU Compute on mobile devices.