Can't afford a high-powered graphics card? This DIY engineer made his own GPU out of 8,192 RISC-V chips
- YouTuber bitluni has unveiled a RISC-V DIY Graphics Processing Unit
- Builder has a library of insane DIY projects on his YouTube channel
- RISC-V microcontrollers were sourced from AliExpress
YouTuber bitluni has unveiled his latest project, which might put any concerns you have over GPU pricing into context. The German DIYer, who has built up a strong following with his selection of intriguing and off-the-wall projects, has assembled a GPU using a large collection of affordable RISC-V microcontrollers (MCUs).
While the results are impressive for a DIY build, the GPU is unfortunately quite modest, and would probably have been abandoned long before now had a PCB design firm not got in touch to explore a partnership over the build.
Demonstrating the project on his channel, bitluni – real name Matthias Balwierz – expressed how difficult the build was, and how it almost drove him mad.
8000+ RISC-V MCUs output at 320x200...
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