You know, CPUs don't have problems using radically different architectures under one ISA (compare Pentium 2 to a core i7 or Kaveri part). The ISA evolves over time and newer instructions become more prevalent, but I never understood why graphics hardware couldn't coalesce around an extensions based ISA for hardware in general.
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You know, CPUs don't have problems using radically different architectures under one ISA (compare Pentium 2 to a core i7 or Kaveri part). The ISA evolves over time and newer instructions become more prevalent, but I never understood why graphics hardware couldn't coalesce around an extensions based ISA for hardware in general.