Optimising data movement rates for parallel processing applications on graphics processors

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 251-256

  Harrison, Owen ^a   Waldron, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Graphics processors; High performance computing; Parallel processing; Transfer rates

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DATA TRANSFER;

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTS; DATA DEPENDENCIES; DATA MOVEMENTS; DIRECTIONAL DATUMS; GRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS; GRAPHICS CARDS; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS; GRAPHICS PROCESSORS; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING; MEMORY ACCESS PATTERNS; MEMORY BANDWIDTHS; PARALLEL PROCESSING; PARALLEL STREAMS; TRANSFER RATES;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 56149125037     PISSN: 10272658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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