When it comes to high-performance computing applications, OpenMP has long been the standard open-source API for the job. But with new processors and new efforts from the companies behind those ...

AMD Adopts OpenCL 1.0 Specification Ratified by The Khronos Group, Reaffirms Commitment to Open Standards for CPU+GPU Compute -- Company plans OpenCL-compliant SDK preview release in first half of ...

Apple's Snow Leopard operating system, which hits the streets on Friday, has plenty of new technology--but one of its major new features will soon be available on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and other ...

Recently I wrote a pair of articles that got more than a few people upset. Both were concerned with the way NVIDIA and AMD do business and how this affects gaming. I also touched on the differences in ...

The Khronos Group has ratified and released OpenCL 1.0, an open specification aimed at enabling parallel programming across multi-core CPUs and GPUs. GPU heavyweights AMD and Nvidia came out ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

AMD is hosting its first AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS) this year, from June 13-16. The conference will focus on OpenCL and Llano's performance capabilities under various related usage models.

So the funny thing about people is that once they have cool hardware, they test stuff and sometimes forget that the results of a benchmark can be inserted into an online database, which is publicly ...

Bit-tech: If OpenCL doesn't take off, and GPGPU computing doesn't become the big thing that you're predicting, does your CPU architecture alone have enough power to compete with Sandy Bridge? Sasa ...

Fusion is either going to carry AMD through to the victory parade, or drag it through the streets for a pelting in the village stocks. The whole future of AMD's CPU division rests on GPGPU computing ...