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    Free and open source GPU compiled by hands" typically refers to GPU-related software—such as drivers, compute libraries, or frameworks—that is available under an open-source license and manually compiled from source code by the user. This approach allows greater control, customization, and transparency compared to using precompiled binaries.

    Examples include:

    1. Mesa3D (open-source implementation of OpenGL/Vulkan)
    2. ROCm (AMD’s open-source GPU computing platform)
    3. LLVM with GPU backends
    4. Custom-built CUDA-compatible components in open-source AI frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)

    Compiling these tools “by hand” usually involves configuring build scripts, resolving dependencies, and tuning performance manually. Enthusiasts, researchers, or developers often do this to optimize for specific hardware, test experimental features, or maintain full control over the toolchain.-