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
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
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
Now Available: “Heterogeneous Computing With OpenCL” Book
Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL By Benedict R. Gaster, Lee Howes, David R. Kaeli, Perhaad Mistry & Dana Schaa We’ve seen in recent blog posts how OpenCL™ has caught the imagination of developers at SIGGRAPH and before that at the … 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
OpenCL and heterogeneous computing reaches a new level
OpenCL Programming Guide, by Aaftab Munshi, Benedict R Gaster, Timothy G. Mattson, James Fung, Dan Ginsburg The Open Computing Language (OpenCLTM) is already in its second revision, OpenCL 1.1, but until last week where could you turn to get a book … 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
