Author Archives: Mark Ireton
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
AMD OpenCL™ APP SDK 2.6: introducing OpenCL™ 1.2 preview and Static C++ kernel language
Several weeks or so ago in my prior blog I included a teaser on the imminent availability of not only the latest AMD APP SDK, but also that we would be releasing a preview of many OpenCL™ 1.2 features. In … Continue reading
AMD OpenCL™ APP SDK Preview
It’s that time again, AMD APP SDK 2.6 is almost upon us and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce some key changes as we continue driving OpenCL™ development and continually roll out new features and enhancements. You … Continue reading
OpenCL™: the leading choice for GPGPU developers
It’s quite amazing how far OpenCL™ has come these last two years, further than many people realize. A recent survey by Evans Data Corporation shows the inevitable success of OpenCL. In this survey respondents ranked the most popular APIs for … Continue reading
SIGGRAPH attendees show high level of interest in OpenCL™ technology
While I was at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver last week, I was gratified by the very high level of interest in OpenCL™ demonstrated by SIGGRAPH attendees. Late Wednesday morning, I was at the Exhibitor Tech Talk on “OpenCL and OpenGL/DirectX interoperability” … Continue reading
AMD gDEBugger‘s single-GPU debug capability impresses at SIGGRAPH
At SIGGRAPH this year we were showcasing the latest generation of AMD’s OpenCL™ tools. On display we had both AMD APP Profiler, a comprehensive profiler for OpenCL based applications, and AMD gDEBugger, a sophisticated tool that enables detailed source level … Continue reading
AMD APP SDK 2.5 provides enhanced performance and major new capabilities
Today I would like to introduce you to AMD’s latest update for OpenCL, AMD APP SDK 2.5 and the Catalyst 11.7 drivers. Since the Catalyst 11.4 driver release back in April, AMD’s OpenCL runtime for Windows platforms has been integrated … Continue reading
Join AMD at SIGGRAPH 2011
Next week I will be attending SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver BC. Please come and join me and check out AMD’s SIGGRAPH 2011 booth #631 where you can see the latest in GPU technology, digital art-making toolsets and digital media workflows. … Continue reading
CPU-to-GPU data transfers exceed 15GB/s using APU zero copy path
At the AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS), AMD introduced the AMD A-Series processors, formerly known as the “Sabine” platform and “Llano” APU. The AMD A-Series APU is a capable GPU compute device, the A8-3850 with Radeon™ HD 6550D Graphics is … Continue reading
OpenCL™ and Microsoft C++ AMP
At AFDS (AMD Fusion Developer Summit) in his keynote, Herb Sutter, Microsoft’s principal architect for Native Languages, announced C++ AMP (Accelerated Massive Parallelism), a minimal extension to C++, which enables a software developer to implement data parallel algorithms in C++. … Continue reading
