I think Intel actually wanted to call AMD out on their bluff, as intel referred to it as an "experiment" and stated they will remain commited to DirectX. So AMD is saying that Mantle is available for everyone, so long as you use THEIR gcn architecture. Hell not even all AMD prior gen cards can use Mantle. But here we are to believe that intel and nvidia are going to license GCN to use an API completely in AMD's control. Yeah. Right. Conflict of interest, API in AMD's control, intel and NV are going to use AMD's GCN architecture. YEAH. License GCN. That is completely eyeroll worthy. Okay.
I gotta hand it to AMD. Their hilarious "good guy" marketing which is being pushed around via social media is pretty over the top, but it hasn't gained them market share. They personify intel and nvidia as big, bad, greedy, and evil corporations, a lot of good that has done them when their sales remain flat/stagnant for both CPUs and GPUs and still losing to intel and NV. But of course AMD is out to save mankind with Mantle and they will share it with everyone. So long as you use GCN. I just cannot get over how stupid it sounds that AMD is pretending that companies are going to license GCN and use an API in 3rd party control when DX12 is coming. Give me a break.
An AMD rep (I saw this in a PCPer podcast a while back) actually informed PCPer that Mantle would never be open , due to DX12 being in development. Now they're backtracking again. Now Huddy states that Mantle is open. If you use their GCN. If you use their API. I cannot roll my eyes enough. How many times will they backtrack to keep up the fake good guy image, when they just want your money like all other companies.
Also it should be noted that intel, in a press release , asked AMD about Mantle as an
"experiment".
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/38631...ccess-to-mantle-for-an-experiment-/index.html
Pretty funny move by intel, hats off to them Pretty sure they wanted to call AMD out on their bluff, but for the time being AMD can hide behind the "oh but it's beta!" disclaimer.