cuda to run on non-nv gpu's

wheeljack12 · 09-22-10, 08:46 AM

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/cud...ute,11341.html

**Vardant** · 09-22-10, 08:48 AM

Not on non-nv gpu's, but on cpu's.

**jeffmd** · 09-22-10, 03:00 PM

yea, sounds like nvidia want's to allow apps like the gpu version of folding@ to run on cpu's as well (bad example, but the work units for the CUDA client are different and can't be run one the cpu client atm. this would help allow this).

I am not sure how helpfull this will be performance wise, it would be faster to design a piece of code to run on a cpu and under 2-4 threads then for cuda and then through and interpreter that then stuffs the 100-200 threads under the cpu.

jlippo · 09-23-10, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffmd

yea, sounds like nvidia want's to allow apps like the gpu version of folding@ to run on cpu's as well (bad example, but the work units for the CUDA client are different and can't be run one the cpu client atm. this would help allow this).

I am not sure how helpfull this will be performance wise, it would be faster to design a piece of code to run on a cpu and under 2-4 threads then for cuda and then through and interpreter that then stuffs the 100-200 threads under the cpu.

The additional performance is not the main point, but the ability to have same software for clients who have CPU only systems and might be interested for to change to GPUS if need in future.

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09-22-10, 08:48 AM	#2
Vardant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: EU Posts: 1,041	Re: cuda to run on non-nv gpu's Not on non-nv gpu's, but on cpu's.

09-22-10, 03:00 PM	#3
jeffmd Has a vegetation fetish Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,816	Re: cuda to run on non-nv gpu's yea, sounds like nvidia want's to allow apps like the gpu version of folding@ to run on cpu's as well (bad example, but the work units for the CUDA client are different and can't be run one the cpu client atm. this would help allow this). I am not sure how helpfull this will be performance wise, it would be faster to design a piece of code to run on a cpu and under 2-4 threads then for cuda and then through and interpreter that then stuffs the 100-200 threads under the cpu. __________________ _________________________________________________ Mobo: EVGA 122-ck-nf68 680i sli, CPU: C2D Quad 6600, Video: EVGA GTX 460 1gb SC, Sound: X-fi gaming, Windows 7, Antec P180b,Thermalright Ultra-120 HSF, Antec TruPower TP3-650, 4 Gigs RAM