New GPU from AMD

[Raistmer]

It's some datasheet http://ati.amd.com/products/streamprocessor/specs.html
Maybe on could use this monster for SETI too ....

[Radiohead]

1999 USD???
Hm....

[Raistmer]

Ah... 
It's rival of Tesla from NVidia IMHO. But it seems Tesla cheaper too... :/

[Raistmer]

Analog of CUDA from AMD?
http://ati.amd.com/technology/streamcomputing/index.html

[_heinz]

Analog of CUDA from AMD?
http://ati.amd.com/technology/streamcomputing/index.html

thanks, did already download the packages...
did the doku in our testproject... have a look at it ...very impressive if we can use it on the HD3870 I have 

[Raistmer]

Sure, GPU app is _very_ needed IMHO.
Maybe you need CUDA code for easely start by porting it to AMD-kind SDK ...

[_heinz]

Hi Raistmer,
I choosed the HD 3870 for the SKT, in preparation to use it for the seti-app. Have a look in the AMD Developer Central and read RapidMind's Multi-Core Development Platform now supports AMD FireStream™ and ATI Radeon™.
An have a look at RAPIDMIND
To use it is in my personal program this year.  
heinz

[Raistmer]

Hi Raistmer,
I choosed the HD 3870 for the SKT, in preparation to use it for the seti-app. Have a look in the AMD Developer Central and read RapidMind's Multi-Core Development Platform now supports AMD FireStream™ and ATI Radeon™.
An have a look at RAPIDMIND
To use it is in my personal program this year.  
heinz

Hi
Does any free or at least evaluation version of this development platform available?

[bronan]

Ofcourse it costs alot these give much power.

Milkyway@Home shows the raw performance of the Ati gpu cards with a double precision application which the nvidia cant perform very well as stated by many

Not sure if a sinlge precision application would be faster on the nvidia or the ati, but it is clear that the ati cards have enormous power for use

Nevertheless the cards still re expenssive and still in development, if more companies can make use of this massive calculation power we would benefit from it soon as well

I think these cards will drop rapidly in price if the mainmarket adopts them for more demanding applications and not only as a toy for scientists.

Now we just need mainbords with more irqs for use more of these cards and not shared because thats not working very well

I found the Nvida tesla cheapest with 663 Gflops costing about $1500 but you can buy the ati 9250 powerhouse with 1Tflops at newegg for $790

And ati has released a new one the 9270 which has 1.2 Tflops availabel for processing.
It would be awesome if someone could make this power available for other applications
 

[elec999]

Ofcourse it costs alot these give much power.

Milkyway@Home shows the raw performance of the Ati gpu cards with a double precision application which the nvidia cant perform very well as stated by many

Not sure if a sinlge precision application would be faster on the nvidia or the ati, but it is clear that the ati cards have enormous power for use

Nevertheless the cards still re expenssive and still in development, if more companies can make use of this massive calculation power we would benefit from it soon as well

I think these cards will drop rapidly in price if the mainmarket adopts them for more demanding applications and not only as a toy for scientists.

Now we just need mainbords with more irqs for use more of these cards and not shared because thats not working very well

I found the Nvida tesla cheapest with 663 Gflops costing about $1500 but you can buy the ati 9250 powerhouse with 1Tflops at newegg for $790

And ati has released a new one the 9270 which has 1.2 Tflops availabel for processing.
It would be awesome if someone could make this power available for other applications
 

So AMD gpus are killers vs nvidia. And they do not support seti atm?
Thank you

[Raistmer]

Well, today I got 2 Radeon 4870-based cards Not from ATI though but with good discount from my old friend.
Lets look closer on ATI streaming capabilities....