Multi-core and many-core shared-memory parallel raycasting volume rendering optimization and tuning

International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-412

  Bethel, E Wes ^a   Howison, Mark ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

auto tuning; many core GPU; multi core CPU; parallel volume rendering; performance optimization

Indexed keywords

AUTOTUNING; MANY-CORE; MULTI CORE; PARALLEL VOLUME RENDERING; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS;

ALGORITHMS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; VISUALIZATION; VOLUME RENDERING;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84868633560     PISSN: 10943420     EISSN: 17412846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094342012440466     Document Type: Article

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