Altera is looking to put OpenCL (Open Computing Language) into FPGA hardware. This could give GPUs a run for the money when it comes to accelerating parallel processing. It could also increase ...

In this special guest feature from Scientific Computing World, Robert Roe explains how OpenCL may make FPGAs an attractive option. In January 2015, FPGAs took a step closer to the mainstream of ...

This tutorial shows how to use two powerful features of OpenCL™ 2.0: enqueue_kernel functions that allow you to enqueue kernels from the device and work_group_scan ...

Heterogeneous computing refers to a growing class of systems in which an application is executed on a mixture of dissimilar processor and accelerator devices to maximize throughput. The execution of a ...

A new version of the interface makes software running on graphics chips more self-reliant and better at sharing data with conventional software running on CPUs. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

OpenCL is a computational framework designed to take advantage of multicore platforms. Unsurprisingly, there are a few myths surrounding it. This file type includes high resolution graphics and ...

It is now possible to trace OpenCL commands with the Intel GPA Graphics Performance Analyzer. The Intel GPA Platfrom Analyzer visualizes the execution profile of the various tasks in your code over a ...

This example demonstrates the creation of a texture in OpenGL* 4.3 that has a sub-region updated by an OpenCL™ C kernel running on Intel® Processor Graphics with Microsoft Windows*. One example use of ...

Nvidia has so far guarded its GPU PhysX technology behind a large CUDA-shaped wall, meaning that anyone who wants to use it has to use CUDA too. However, the company has revealed that this may not be ...

Apple was stingy with details about Snow Leopard when it briefly previewed the next version of OS X at this summer’s Worldwide Developers Conference. But based on the company’s public statements about ...