BarraCUDA: Open-Source Compiler Running CUDA on AMD GPUs
BarraCUDA compiles CUDA to AMD GPU binary — no LLVM or HIP. 15,000 lines of C99 cover shared memory, atomics, warp intrinsics. A direct challenge to NVIDIA GPU vendor lock-in.
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BarraCUDA compiles CUDA to AMD GPU binary — no LLVM or HIP. 15,000 lines of C99 cover shared memory, atomics, warp intrinsics. A direct challenge to NVIDIA GPU vendor lock-in.
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