Mantle 1.0 is "dead"

[Ghost02]

After just a year and a half, AMD appears to be sunsetting its “revolutionary” original Mantle gaming API as we know it, according to a blog post written by Raja Koduri, VP of Visual and Perceptual computing at AMD.

“...[I]f you are a developer interested in Mantle “1.0” functionality, we suggest that you focus your attention on DirectX 12 or GLnext,” Korduri writes.

Korduri said AMD will no longer release Mantle 1.0 as a public SDK as originally intended, which many will take to mean that that is the end of it as an alternative to DirectX12 and the new OpenGL standards. As a consolation prize, AMD did release a 450-page programming guide the company hopes will stimulate better APIs down the road. The company also said it would continue to support any Mantle partners with its full resources.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/28916...e-directx.html

[Grievous]

I tried it on Dragon Age, the performance was worse, so switched back.

[Graal]

My performance was better in Thief and BF4. A real shame. Someone had to break Microsoft's grip a bit, but I guess it won't be AMD.

[FarligOpptreden]

Really sad news. The reason I convinced others why the AMD range is better than nVidia. Now I got nuttin.

[phoenix]

I notice that they say Mantle 1.0, and not Mantle. Hinting at something, or only unintentional vagueness, do you think?