The vulkan device simulation layer

• useful to simulate less capable GPUs by returning lower device limits via queries
• pre-build device simulation layer
• how to set it up and use it

Vulkan SPIR-V shader size reduction using spirv-opt

• disusses which and how to order spirv-opt passes to reduce spir-v size up to 60 % (still 40 % bigger then dx byte code)

Beginners Guide to Vulkan

• list of vulkan tutorials aimed at beginners

Improving Vulkan Breakout - Comparing Uniform Data Transfer Methods In Vulkan

• compares different methods of updating constants and their associated gpu cost

NVIDIA TESLA V100 GPU ARCHITECTURE- whitepaper

• new tensor cores designed for machine learning
  • mixed precision 4x4 matrix multiplies and add
  • exposed in cuda
• unified L1 data cache and shared memory
  • 128 KB, configurable split between cache and shared memory
• can excute float and int instruction simultaneously
• better link between CPU and GPU memory system
• copy engine can now handle page faults without causing fatal faults
• independent thread scheduling, diverge at sub-wrap granuality
• better support for multiple applications using the same GPU

Radeon GPU Profiler (RGP) v1.0.2

• new version released, adding support for vega
• navigation improvements
• UI and stability improvements

MTuner - Now open source

• MTuner is a C/C++ memory profiler and memory leak finder for Windows, PS4, PS3, etc.
• previously a paid product, now open source

Comparison of OpenGEX, Collada, and glTF

• good overview of all aspects of OpenGEX, collada and glTF
• list weakness of glTF from his perspective, make sure to read the next link for an alternative view

A small defense of glTF 2.0 on its comparison against OpenGEX

• provides an alternative few to the previously mentioned link
• the author sees many design decisions as strengths instead of weaknesses
• also mentions missing transforms tracks in glTF

Antialiasing Complex Global Illumination Effects in Path-space

• idea: limit materials frequency to reduce noise
• reformulation of anti-aliasing in freyuency domain
• overview of antiliasing method and implementation details
• and results

Last Month on DirectX Shader Compiler (2017-08-24)

• starting support for true 16 bit floats
• spir-v improvements
• better pix support

Emotion Challenge: Building a New Photoreal Facial Performance Pipeline for Games - activision

• pipeline overview
• how to aquire material, challenges
• transform into game ready rig

Fluxed Animated Boundary Method

• method to control particles based simulations (water) to create art directed results

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