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question about the amd r600 instructions?

I'm reading the isa documentation and ive got a question about the loops. Does LOOP_START just use directx 9 or can LOOP_START be used with anything other than directx.
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What is the current state of OpenGL & OpenCL? [closed]

I've just read this exchange with huge interest: Why do game developers prefer Windows? And now I'm worried about the current state and future of OpenGL & OpenCL, because I don't want history to ...
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GPU Data Flow Architecture

I am currently working on CUDA, DirectX. I want to know the data flow architecture of GPUs. The one presented for CUDA and DirectX are parallel programming model and graphics pipelines respectively. ...
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Why do game developers prefer Windows?

Is it that DirectX is easier or better than OpenGL, even if OpenGL is cross-platform? Why do we not see real powerful games for Linux like there are for Windows?
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Why does DirectX use a left-handed coordinate system?

I considered posting on Stack Overflow, but the question strikes me as being far too subjective since I can't think of a reasonable technical explanation for Microsoft's choice in this matter. ...