tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605820173526196258.post768692452428563421..comments2023-10-12T17:34:57.603+02:00Comments on GridCast: live and behind the scenes of grid computing: Future of computing: GPGPU?Gridtalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14411722379658862270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605820173526196258.post-33326645401767452502010-07-15T14:38:52.142+02:002010-07-15T14:38:52.142+02:00Technically, I suppose it should be mentioned that...Technically, I suppose it should be mentioned that GPGPU computing is, in particular, only terribly useful for "SIMD" parallel computing - where you have the same process to apply to a lot of bits of data. <br />Obviously, this is better for some things than others, and the speed-ups from GPGPU vary dramatically for the various use cases - anything from 4x to 200x depending on the problem.<br />(Image processing is, of course, a trivial example of a really good application. Afterall, GPUs were originally designed the way they are to... process graphics.)Sam Skipseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165998351125446764noreply@blogger.com