AMD ROCm Looks Like It Will Be Supporting OpenCL 3.0 Soon
AMD's ROCm compute stack is set to support OpenCL 3.0 soon, aligning with competitors like NVIDIA and Intel, following recent GitHub activity indicating progress and a completed upgrade ticket.
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AMD's ROCm compute stack is expected to support OpenCL 3.0 soon, following a prolonged period of using OpenCL 2.1 since the specification's finalization in September 2020. Other major GPU vendors, including NVIDIA and Intel, have already implemented OpenCL 3.0 in their drivers. Recent activity on GitHub indicates that AMD is actively investigating the upgrade to OpenCL 3.0, with an AMD engineer confirming that the team is looking into it and encouraging users to watch for future announcements. The GitHub ticket related to this upgrade has been marked as completed, suggesting that a release may be imminent. This development is significant as it aligns AMD with the advancements made by its competitors in the GPU driver space.
- AMD ROCm is expected to support OpenCL 3.0 soon.
- The current version in use is OpenCL 2.1, which has been outdated since 2020.
- Other GPU vendors like NVIDIA and Intel have already adopted OpenCL 3.0.
- Recent GitHub activity indicates AMD is actively working on this upgrade.
- The related GitHub ticket has been closed as completed, hinting at an upcoming release.
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