02-07-2019, 11:39 PM
Had this for quite some time but found it a bit hard to get going due to poor software, but thats changed, its got a bit more mature and has a decent degree of support now. They have a decent Debian (Jessie) and Mesa Libs go on. It actually has GLMark2-es2 on board when installed, and does seem to run pretty well through the intital runs, though it never completes the cycle so gives no score. But it seems very fast. Its an OpenGLES3.0 system so it should be pretty nippy.
Of course no native drivers on board, so Mesa is doing the work and it does seem to be emulating a lot.
Test code does build but with a bit of effort, it can't run more than 1 core at a time, it freezes if you try to do 2 or more, so clearly needs a serious heatsink to get some decent performance out of it.
Anyway, demo runs, its ok, no real problems, but only at 26-30fps, which is way below what that GPU is capable of. So while I know this to be a beast, until proper drivers come out its not going to be high on my list boards to play with.
I'll keep an eye open for updates though, if it gets its GPU sorted and maybe has a better heatsink fitted it could be really nice.
Of course no native drivers on board, so Mesa is doing the work and it does seem to be emulating a lot.
Test code does build but with a bit of effort, it can't run more than 1 core at a time, it freezes if you try to do 2 or more, so clearly needs a serious heatsink to get some decent performance out of it.
Anyway, demo runs, its ok, no real problems, but only at 26-30fps, which is way below what that GPU is capable of. So while I know this to be a beast, until proper drivers come out its not going to be high on my list boards to play with.
I'll keep an eye open for updates though, if it gets its GPU sorted and maybe has a better heatsink fitted it could be really nice.
Brian Beuken
Lecturer in Game Programming at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
Author of The Fundamentals of C/C++ Game Programming: Using Target-based Development on SBC's
Lecturer in Game Programming at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
Author of The Fundamentals of C/C++ Game Programming: Using Target-based Development on SBC's