Some of your questions may be answered by https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/vectorization-in-julia
--Tim On Tuesday, December 02, 2014 11:20:12 PM ivo welch wrote: > dear julia experts: my question is not important, but I am curious: there > seem to be a bewildering array of float vector processor instructions from > intel and amd. the latest seem to be FMA3 and FMA4, if I am not mistaken. > does julia use these CPU hardware features and/or its preceding ops? if > so, I also wonder how much difference it makes. a while ago, I was > wondering whether something like the amd kaveri's with their unified memory > would give us the power of the graphics processor on the CPU without the > hassle of GPU programming. there is a whole toolchain to worry about, too, > and I am too busy/lazy to see if I can get it to work. I would only be > helped by this if it were transparent. so, mine is merely a curiosity > question...does julia? will julia? > > /iaw
