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AMD ROCm Adopts SPIR-V for JIT GPU Code, Shifts from AOT Compilation

AMD recently announced that its ROCm platform has adopted SPIR-V as a portable intermediate representation for GPU code. This represents a significant transition from ROCm's prior model of compiling G...

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AMD Emphasizes SPIR-V IR for ROCm, Targeting Unified Binaries & Portability

AMD is emphasizing the opportunities presented by SPIR-V Intermediate Representation (IR) within its ROCm software stack. The company highlights SPIR-V's potential for enabling unified binaries that c...

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glslang 16.4.0 Implements GLSL_EXT_structured_descriptor_heap & Fixes Compute Derivatives

KhronosGroup recently released glslang version 16.4.0, introducing updates focused on advanced GPU resource management. The release primarily implements descriptor heaps, crucial for modern GPU resource management.">GLSL_EXT_structured_descriptor_heap, providing ...

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OpenCL 3.1 Released: SPIR-V Kernels, Subgroups Now Core Specification

The Khronos OpenCL Working Group today released OpenCL 3.1, elevating several previously optional capabilities into the core specification. Conformant OpenCL 3.1 implementations are now required to co...

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SPIRV-Tools v2026.2 Adds KHR Extensions, Improves Debug Info and Optimizer

KhronosGroup has released SPIRV-Tools v2026.2 today, bringing expanded SPIR-V extension support and optimizer enhancements. The update introduces support for SPV_KHR_abort and SPV_KHR_constant_data, e...

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Khronos Releases OpenCL 3.1, Mandates SPIR-V, Subgroups, and Device UUID Query

The Khronos OpenCL Working Group today released OpenCL 3.1, elevating several previously optional capabilities to core specification requirements. Conformant OpenCL 3.1 implementations must now consum...

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Khronos Releases OpenCL 3.1; SPIR-V, Subgroups, Integer Dot Products Now Core

The Khronos OpenCL Working Group has today released OpenCL 3.1, moving several previously optional capabilities into the core specification. Conformant implementations are now required to consume SPIR...

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Khronos glslang 16.3.0 Deprecates HLSL Front-End, Adds New Features

KhronosGroup has released HLSL into SPIR-V.">glslang version 16.3.0 today. This update notably deprecates the HLSL front-end, with the project advising developers to "See issue #4210 for details" regarding the change. B...

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