SoftGPU - successor to VBEMP with 2d/3d (software) acceleration

[pangoomis]

Looks very interesting:

https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu

Also VOGONS thread:

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=93671&p=1156214

Edited yesterday at 09:29 AM by pangoomis

[pangoomis]

SoftGPU now works on real hardware, not just virtual machines, since it now includes support for any VESA VBE 2.0 compatible GPU and can now be considered a successor to VBEMP with some sort of 2d/3d acceleration, albeit purely software based.

I've tested the newest version (v0.8.2025.53 special edition available for donators) on my ThinkPad X230 and DOS windows work quite well (tested only text applications) and windows are not as laggy as with VBEMP.

In 3DMark2001 SE I got... 241 points

Would be nice to have more tests done by others on real hardware.
Download it here:

https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu/releases/tag/v0.8.2025.53

No need for ISO, ZIP works just fine.