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Posted on Aug 2, 2012

The Rise Of GPU Compute

The current trend of using cores aimed at rendering graphics to perform computational tasks usually handled by the CPU has had a major impact on the way programmers develop their applications. The concept implies using GPUs and CPUs together in modern SoCs with the sequential part of the application running on the CPU while the data-parallel, computational-intensive side, which is often more substantial, is handled by the GPU. The momentum for embracing the GPU compute model has been rapidly picking up as some experts have predicted that GPU compute is likely to increase its current capabilities by 500x, while ‘pure’ CPU capacities will progress by a limited 10x. Find out more at http://withimagination.imgtec.com/index.php/powervr/the-rise-of-gpu-compute