Say you have some data that needs to be used as input for a larger kernel, but needs a little preparation to get it aligned in memory (small kernel and random reads). Unluckily the efficiency of such kernel is very low…
AMD positions FirePro S10000 against both TESLA K10 (and K20)
During the “little” HPC-show, SC12, several vendors have launched some very impressive products. Question is who steals the show from whom? Intel got their Phi-processor finally launched, NVIDIA came with the TESLA K20 plus K20X, and AMD introduced the FirePro S10000….
Intel’s answer to AMD and NVIDIA: the XEON Phi 5110P
NOTE: there are many contradicting sources out there, so there are mistakes in this article. Please give me feedback via twitter, mail or comments, so all the info can be completed. Yes, another post in the answer-to series. At SC12 Intel…
NVIDIA’s answer to FirePro S9000: the TESLA K20
Two months ago I wrote about the FirePro S9000 – AMD’s answer to the K10 – and was already looking forward to this K20. Where in the gaming world, it hardly matters what card you buy to get good gaming performance,…