Apex Compute building open-source Mesa Vulkan driver for its AI hardware
Fcking_Chuck · reddit · 2026-10-02
Per Phoronix, AI chip startup Apex Compute is developing an open-source Mesa Vulkan driver for its hardware, with work landing in the Mesa tree — an unusual embrace of open drivers by an AI accelerator vendor that should improve Linux ecosystem support and toolchain compatibility.
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