simplex_fx

Aug 26, 2026

Feb 14, 2025

Hey, gpu guys like @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes why do rendering guys usually wrap 3d apis at low level in engines, creating some generic mid-low level API?

Feb 05, 2025

I mean, 1050 and 1060 are just top20 GPUs in FUCKING STEAM HW SURVEY.

Feb 15, 2025

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes I don't disagree...

Feb 15, 2025

Usually the key benefit is two fold, making the code truly cross platform and decoupling user level code from a specific rendering api/backend.

Feb 15, 2025

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes the render pipeline is basically a full piece of software trapped in inside of another software

Feb 15, 2025

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes I have exactly that.

Feb 14, 2025

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen Yeah it's a common problem, thin wrapper interfaces reduced to the worst platform's caps then called at high frequency ...

Feb 14, 2025

@simplex_fx @NOTimothyLottes I briefly discussed this topic in my SIGGRAPH 2022 talk.

Feb 14, 2025

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes Every time I abstract at a higher-level I end up precluding some use-case that I didn't anticipate, perhaps because I'm still learning and lack the whole picture.

Feb 14, 2025

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes You can do whatever you want the API.

Feb 06, 2025

@simplex_fx 9-year-old hardware is not ancient.

Feb 06, 2025

@simplex_fx I have thought about this.

Feb 06, 2025

@simplex_fx tbh coding your own engine from scratch is NOT fucking great advice for people who are into making games instead of game engines

Feb 06, 2025

@simplex_fx Rolling your own engine to production quality is additional 12-36 months of work, depending on the game type and target platforms.

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx I think it’s wise to support older hardware tbh.

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx Context: It's a mostly experimental engine meant to be a workspace for research.

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx I would rather spend time on the gameplay than figure out the absolute retardation that is GPU-APIs.

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx If you really are a AAA gamedev for 10+ years, and If you even ever attempted to try working with PCs and not consoles, you should know what an absolute nightmare is trying to support every single gpu generation the moment you start working with more advanced stuff and APIs

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx Your choice of words always makes me laugh lol.

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx Rolling my own, I don't support 10xx because they lack 16-bit support, and I engineer things that otherwise couldn't fit in the register file.

Feb 05, 2025

@simplex_fx Min spec gpu in VR is a standalone headset running a phone chip.

Feb 05, 2025

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Hey, gpu guys like @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes why do rendering guys usually wrap 3d apis at low level in engines, creating some generic mid-low level API?

I mean, 1050 and 1060 are just top20 GPUs in FUCKING STEAM HW SURVEY.

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes I don't disagree...

Usually the key benefit is two fold, making the code truly cross platform and decoupling user level code from a specific rendering api/backend.

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes the render pipeline is basically a full piece of software trapped in inside of another software

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes I have exactly that.

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen Yeah it's a common problem, thin wrapper interfaces reduced to the worst platform's caps then called at high frequency ...

@simplex_fx @NOTimothyLottes I briefly discussed this topic in my SIGGRAPH 2022 talk.

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes Every time I abstract at a higher-level I end up precluding some use-case that I didn't anticipate, perhaps because I'm still learning and lack the whole picture.

@simplex_fx @SebAaltonen @NOTimothyLottes You can do whatever you want the API.

@simplex_fx 9-year-old hardware is not ancient.

@simplex_fx I have thought about this.

@simplex_fx tbh coding your own engine from scratch is NOT fucking great advice for people who are into making games instead of game engines

@simplex_fx Rolling your own engine to production quality is additional 12-36 months of work, depending on the game type and target platforms.

@simplex_fx I think it’s wise to support older hardware tbh.

@simplex_fx Context: It's a mostly experimental engine meant to be a workspace for research.

@simplex_fx I would rather spend time on the gameplay than figure out the absolute retardation that is GPU-APIs.

@simplex_fx If you really are a AAA gamedev for 10+ years, and If you even ever attempted to try working with PCs and not consoles, you should know what an absolute nightmare is trying to support every single gpu generation the moment you start working with more advanced stuff and APIs

@simplex_fx Your choice of words always makes me laugh lol.

@simplex_fx Rolling my own, I don't support 10xx because they lack 16-bit support, and I engineer things that otherwise couldn't fit in the register file.

@simplex_fx Min spec gpu in VR is a standalone headset running a phone chip.

lol