AMD CodeAnalyst v3.6 for Windows has been released and can be downloaded from AMD CodeAnalyst for Windows page at the following URL http://developer.amd.com/cpu/codeanalyst/codeanalystwindows 1. CodeAnalyst application runs as a native 64-bit application on 64-bit Windows OS flavors. 2. We have … Continue reading
Debug OpenCL™ on Linux® with gDEBugger 6.2
Thank you for using gDEBugger and helping the tool get better by providing your continued feedback and forum posts. As part of AMD’s commitment to developer tools for heterogeneous compute platforms, I am excited to introduce you to gDEBugger 6.2. … Continue reading
Oracle Java and AllocatePrefetchStyle for “Bulldozer” Processors
This blog describes an option, -XX:AllocatePrefetchStyle=0, that may help performance when using a Java 6 (or older) Oracle JVM and running on an AMD Bulldozer core processor. In our labs, this option was observed to give performance lift typically between … Continue reading
GCC 4.7 is available with support for AMD Opteron™ 6200 series and AMD FX series processors
Have you tried the new GCC release 4.7 yet? The recent GCC release helps improve support for AMD Opteron™ 6200 series and AMD FX series processors, and adds support for upcoming AMD processors with the “Piledriver” core. This is an … Continue reading
Rob Farber presents in the OpenCL™ Programming Webinar Series
AMD offers an OpenCL™ Programming Webinar Series to help software developers become experts in the latest technologies, standards and best practices. We are excited to bring a guest presenter and well known GPGPU guru, Rob Farber, to deliver a series … Continue reading
Welcome to OpenCL™ 1.2: check out these Beta drivers that contain a complete OpenCL™ 1.2 solution.
Last December we released preview drivers that contained much of new the functionality defined in the OpenCL 1.2™ specification. AMD is an ardent promoter of OpenCL™, and today, I am pleased to make available beta drivers that contain a complete … Continue reading
AMD and the Visual Studio 11 Beta
AMD and the Visual Studio 11 Beta Today marks the release of the Beta of Visual Studio 11, an exciting new version of Visual Studio that contains a number of enhancements and improvements over prior versions. While I won’t get … Continue reading
AMD OpenCL™ Coding Competition Results
Last year at the AMD Fusion11 Developer Summit we announced an AMD OpenCL™ Coding Competition. This competition received a record breaking response in registration numbers. It had two main components, the Innovation Challenge and the Performance Challenge. Performance Challenge The … Continue reading
SlotMaximizer extension to LLVM can help you to quickly optimize OpenCL™ applications
I would like to introduce you to SlotMaximizer. SlotMaximizer is a transformation tool that automatically tunes OpenCL™ kernels, helping to increase developer productivity. It aids developers to obtain increased performance, higher throughput, and better hardware utilization from their kernels with … Continue reading
Just Released! AMD CodeAnalyst 3.2 for Linux
AMD CodeAnalyst for Linux® 3.2 has been released and can be downloaded from the AMD CodeAnalyst for Linux website: http://developer.amd.com/cpu/codeanalyst/codeanalystlinux Last quarter, we saw lot of active users suggesting new enhancements, posting queries and bugs. You are helping us to … Continue reading
