GPGPU |
General-Purpose Computation Using Graphics Hardware
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IntroductionGPGPU stands for General-Purpose computation on GPUs. With the increasing programmability of commodity graphics processing units (GPUs), these chips are capable of performing more than the specific graphics computations for which they were designed. They are now capable coprocessors, and their high speed makes them useful for a variety of applications. The goal of this page is to catalog the current and historical use of GPUs for general-purpose computation.
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The GPU Enters Computing's Mainstream This article by Michael Macedonia in IEEE Computer magazine discusses current
trends in general purpose computation on GPUs. Excerpt: "The Siggraph/Eurographics
Graphics Hardware 2003 workshop, held in San Diego, will likely be remembered
as a turning point in modern computing. In one of those rare moments when a
new paradigm visibly begins changing general-purpose computing's course, what
has traditionally been a graphics-centric workshop shifted its attention to
the nongraphics applications of the graphics processing unit." (The GPU Enters
Computing's Mainstream. Michael Macedonia,
Georgia Tech Research Institute.)
Posted: 14 Nov 2003 [GPGPU ] # The GPU Enters Computing's Mainstream This article by Michael Macedonia in IEEE Computer magazine discusses current
trends in general purpose computation on GPUs. Excerpt: "The Siggraph/Eurographics
Graphics Hardware 2003 workshop, held in San Diego, will likely be remembered
as a turning point in modern computing. In one of those rare moments when a
new paradigm visibly begins changing general-purpose computing's course, what
has traditionally been a graphics-centric workshop shifted its attention to
the nongraphics applications of the graphics processing unit." (The GPU Enters
Computing's Mainstream. Michael Macedonia,
Georgia Tech Research Institute.)
Posted: 14 Nov 2003 [GPGPU /Miscellaneous] # |
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