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Hi, performance
The latest LXF arrived yesterday, thanks. In it I saw a note about Linux and high-performance computing, which finally prompted me to extract my digit. A few years ago, I wondered about whether to suggest a series on the subject of parallel computation but never managed to find a round tuit.
If you run with this, I suggest that a three-month series be appropriate, in the style of numerous other topics LXF has covered. The last time I used Nvidia’s CUDA for anything non-trivial was 12 years ago and things have changed markedly since then. More politically correct, though, may be to use OpenCL for tutorial purposes as it is free software and does not require any dedicated hardware. I have never used OpenCL, unfortunately.
Paul
Neil says… It’s interesting to see Intel’s new Arc GPUs scoring so well at OpenCL workloads. It seems like an obvious win for Intel if it could try to win compute in the server room, but it does look as though Nvidia is going to rule the roost for a long while yet, and you can’t deny that it deserves that with all the work it’s put into CUDA development.