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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This year ACM SIGGRAPH will feature a full-day course titled "GPGPU: General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Hardware". The course, organized by Mark Harris of NVIDIA and David Luebke of the University of Virginia, will feature GPGPU experts from industry and academia. The course will discuss core computational building blocks such as sorting, searching, and linear algebra, using case studies ranging from fluid simulation to tone mapping. Particular focus will be given to tools, perils, and tricks of the trade in general-purpose GPU programming. (http://www.gpgpu.org/s2004)
Posted: 29 Feb 2004 [GPGPU /Miscellaneous/Courses] # |
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