Re: new CPUs FMA3 versus FMA4 cockup

Date	2012-07-01 12:49 -0400
From	Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.intel
Subject	Re: new CPUs FMA3 versus FMA4 cockup
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On 30/06/2012 12:29 AM, mbjorn@y7mail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:13:36 PM UTC+8, Yousuf Khan wrote:
>>>
>> AMD has now adopted the same instruction set that Intel did, so there is
>> unity again. However, AMD is probably hoping most people will be
>> adopting GPU computing through OpenCL soon.
>>
>> 	Yousuf Khan
>
> They must be praying that people adopt GPU computing: on a gigaflops/core
> rating, currently Intel are beating AMD by about a 3:1 ratio.
> Maybe their Pilerivers are okay for database servers, but in the number
> crunching stakes, AMD have lost it badly.

AMD is in the process of introducing Opterons with GPU cores built-in. 
In the FPU wars, when you bring a GPU along, you're bringing a bazooka 
to a knife fight.

	Yousuf Khan

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new CPUs FMA3 versus FMA4 cockup Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2012-06-24 07:00 +0200
  Re: new CPUs FMA3 versus FMA4 cockup Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2012-06-27 11:13 -0400
    Re: new CPUs FMA3 versus FMA4 cockup mbjorn@y7mail.com - 2012-06-29 21:29 -0700
      Re: new CPUs FMA3 versus FMA4 cockup Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2012-07-01 12:49 -0400

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