[Manuel Calavera]

GPUOpen is a new philosophy spearheaded by AMD that aims to bridge the gap between console and PC game development by allowing optimal access to the GPU for developers. GPUOpen is a portal to effects, SDKs, libraries and tools that provides various levels of GPU access and functionalities for real-time graphics and content creation. In addition GPUOpen components are provided with an open source license to give developers full control and usage of the code they choose to use. GPUOpen marks the beginning of a new era where developers are able to achieve their artistic and technical vision via open and unrestricted access to the GPU.

A critical design goal was to have*GPUOpen created*by developers, for developers, keeping*marketing elements to a minimum. The creation of the Radeon Technology Group led by Raja Koduri was key in turning GPUOpen into a reality and I am very excited*that this project*is now being launched.

Today is the birth of GPUOpen and like any newborn it has some growing to do. As we add*new content over the next few months we will be listening to developers feedback and respond as needed.