Bolt Graphics brings its RISC-V graphics cards to Ubuntu Summit — Zeus path tracing GPUs target film and animation industry

Bolt Graphics presented its RISC-V Zeus GPUs at the Ubuntu Summit, targeting the film and animation industry with its path tracing technology. The GPUs promise 13 times faster performance than Nvidia's RTX 5090, utilizing path tracing for hyper-realistic light simulation. Bolt Graphics leverages Intel's Open Image Denoise and MaterialX for enhanced performance. The Zeus GPUs feature a multi-chiplet RISC-V design on the RVA23 profile, marking a move into consumer CPU/GPU realms. The company aims to break into the Hollywood VFX market with its innovative graphics cards.