AMD RV790 Architecture To Change GPGPU Landscape?

Vigile writes "To many observers, the success of the GPGPU landscape has really been pushed by NVIDIA and its line of Tesla and Quadro GPUs. While ATI was the first to offer support for consumer applications like Folding@Home, NVIDIA has since taken command of the market with its CUDA architecture and programs like Badaboom and others for the HPC world. PC Perspective has speculation that points to ATI addressing the shortcomings of its lineup with a revised GPU known as RV790 that would both dramatically increase gaming performance as well as more than triple the compute power on double precision floating point operations — one of the keys to HPC acceptance."

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Re:OpenCL?

[Anonymous Coward]

I also hope that these new things support all 0 lines of OpenCL code out there.

OpenCL = ClosedBS. you must be an Apple fanboi

Re:OpenCL?

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:OpenCL?

[hairyfeet]

I don't know about him, but I would call OpenGL completely pointless. Pretty much DirectX IS the standard that everyone uses and from what I have read OpenGL is light years behind DirectX when it comes to features or ease of programming. In the same vein OpenCL can be as "open" as it freaking wants to be but if CUDA is the 'standard" that 90%+ of the GPGPU code gets written in then it too will be pointless.

The fact that it is vaporware while CUDA is out there getting code written for it already puts it at a disadvantage IMHO, same as the amount DirectX code and programmers familiar with it simply blows OpenGL out of the water. While I wish it wasn't so that I could play games on whatever OS I want, DirectX owns the market. From the looks of it unless OpenCL hits the ground running and does it fast CUDA will own the market too.

Re:OpenCL?

[hairyfeet]

For those that labeled me troll, sorry to hurt you little feelings, but try reading the post again without the blinders. We are talking about CODE, and NOT about a specific niche like CAD,okay. We all do know what code is, correct? And in LOCs do you HONESTLY believe that OpenGL is anywhere near DirectX? Really? Because if so I have some really nice swampland in AR to sell you.

This is what I was talking about in a nutshell, without trying to flame, just pointing out some facts. FACT: in LOC DirectX is WAY more popular than OpenGL. FACT: There are a HELL of a lot more programmers that are familiar with DirectX and how to write efficient code in it than OpenGL. FACT: This makes it a LOT easier for business who need 3D acceleration for some product to hire a DirectX coder over an OpenGL one. And finally FACT: There is a LOT more support sites and places out there to learn quality DirectX coding than there is OpenGL.

NOW do you see why OpenCL is already at a disadvantage and why I said OpenGL is kinda pointless? You can say CAD all you want. That niche is what? 0.01% of the computer users of the world? Now compare that with ALL 3d accelerated apps. You will see that DirectX OWNS the market. You can be sure that when new 3d hardware is released it supports the latest DX out of the box. The entire ecostructure of 3D is built around it. Do I wish it weren't so? Hell yes! Then there would be competition and MSFT wouldn't be able to bone Windows gamers by keeping the latest DX only on whatever platform they want you to use.

But right now CUDA is out there. Programmers are learning it, sites are being built around giving you support for it, and more importantly CODE, which is what this post was about, not some FLOSS vs MSFT post, is being written. Having some "open" vaporware is doing NOBODY any good. Just as having OpenGL supported by a niche that is less than 0.01% of the worlds users and programmers don't really help much. If you want to WIN, if you want your code to be run by more than 0.01% of the population, then you have to aim high. Maybe that is why OpenGL programmers were were threatening to go to DX and sites were proclaiming the war is over and OpenGL is as good as dead?

But if you want OpenCL to be a microscopic niche just like OpenGL, please just try to drown out anyone who points out the emperor has no clothes under an avalanche of negative mods. You can sit at home and enjoy your 0.01% while the rest of the planet passes you by. Play to win, or don't play at all.