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AVX Optimized App Development
Win95GUI:
Hey all,
I just wanted to see if anyone was working on employing the AVX extensions into a future build. There have been questions/comments flying about at S@H about this. And yes, I am aware of the chipset bug that has surfaced recently.
Todd
BANZAI56:
It will be interesting to watch and see how this will progress.
I say that as we're still watching the progress and development of the GPU apps.
Lots of talented folks here and y'all have my appreciation and thanks for what you do!
Win95GUI:
Please see this thread at S@H if you are interested in receiving hardware to develop this application. Of course this stuff will still be mine and I do want it returned in a reasonable timeframe following the development efforts. Or I could put it out there on the internet for your usage as long as need be.
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=63033
Todd
_heinz:
Hi,
if you have not seen it AVX is in preparation.
Together with the ATOM build I worked on it since a while.
http://lunatics.kwsn.net/2-windows/optimized-sources.msg35172.html#msg35172
heinz
Frizz:
AFAIK Jason is working on supporting AVX.
From what I understood the only improvement in Intels version of AVX, besides non-destructive instructions, will basically only be to extend the 4 float operations to 4 double operations.
AMD (Bulldozer) will allow to use AVX in a more flexible way: Either do 4 x double, or 8 x float operations in parallel. And Bulldozer will support XOP and FMA4.
I always thought I get a Sandy Bridge system as soon as it becomes available. But after the most recent facts + rumours (benchmarks) I will wait for Bulldozer and compare both platforms.
Question (for Jason?): It seems a lot of guys at the S@H forum have high hopes in AVX. But do you really think we get such a tremendous speed up? I mean, does MB really use so much double precision?
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