Windows 7 Windows 7 and GPU Computing: Speeding Up Video and More

[reghakr]

One of the most interesting changes just starting to happen in PC architecture is that software can now do some Link Removed due to 404 Error using the graphics processor, in addition to the using the traditional CPU. This offers the potential for certain applications to run noticeably faster. Link Removed due to 404 Error may not be driving this change, but it is providing the platform that most of the vendors looking at GPU computing seem to be focusing on.

I've written a lot about Link Removed in the past, but here's the basic background: Today's graphics processors contain dozens or perhaps hundreds, depending on the chip, of small "cores" designed for manipulating small chunks of data in parallel.

Link Removed due to 404 Error, as the largest company that focuses on graphics processing, has been the most visible company promoting the concept of using the GPU for computing. It has created CUDA architecture, essentially a framework for Link Removed due to 404 Error to use to enable their programs for parallel processing on Nvidia's current and upcoming graphics cards, as well as on Tesla, special-purpose cards with high-end GPUs designed for using CUDA code in high-performance computing applications.
Some of the initial consumer Link Removed due to 404 Error include Link Removed video conversion software; Cyberlink's PowerDirector; Link Removed, for improving video playback; and Link Removed, for improving the quality of video. More recently it has found its way into most of the big suites for encoding and transcoding video, including those from Cyberlink, Link Removed, and most recently, Roxio.

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[Athlonite]

Interesting I hope that now OpenCL is out and about programes like buddaboom will work on my ATI cards