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[Bug middle-end/40028] RFE - Add GPU acceleration library to gcc
- From: "rob1weld at aol dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 7 Oct 2009 11:21:48 -0000
- Subject: [Bug middle-end/40028] RFE - Add GPU acceleration library to gcc
- References: <bug-40028-13830@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
- Reply-to: gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org
------- Comment #4 from rob1weld at aol dot com 2009-10-07 11:21 -------
(In reply to comment #1)
> Yes GPU libraries would be nice but this needs a lot of work to begin with.
> First you have to support the GPUs. This also amounts to doubling the support.
> If you really want them, since this is open source, start contributing.
Here is a contribution from my buds at NVidia ...
Quote from the Article:
"... support for native execution of C++. For the first time in history, a GPU
can run C++ code with no major issues or performance penalties ..."
nVidia GT300's Fermi architecture unveiled: 512 cores, up to 6GB GDDR5
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/9/30/nvidia-gt300s-fermi-architecture-unveiled-512-cores2c-up-to-6gb-gddr5.aspx
That should be more than 3/4 of the job done; only took 6 months.
Rob
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