>.... > Hmmmmmm, Nvidia does use Linux after all.....and considering that the > processor is NOT x86 compatible.....wow...that is a lot of work...esp > on the compiler side....:-).
Wow! It is a such BS... stupidity rules the world ;o( Just go to tesla product homepage: http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_tesla_s1070_us.html Go to "Drivers & downloads" If the content still does not clear your naive mind go to S1070 System Specification Document http://www.nvidia.com/docs/IO/43395/BD-04111-001_v05.pdf Got to: Table 7. Test Setup and Configuration CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0 GHz 12 MB L2 Cach LGA 775 130 W Quad-Core processor If you still think that Linux is running on GPU ;o))) Well, in this case it is totally hopeless just prey. --sb On Aug 2, 6:11 pm, Peter Teoh <htmldevelo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 3, 8:02 am, "stefanba...@yahoo.com" <stefanba...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > >Since these chips are not so common > > > Larabee and G300 (GT300) are Intel & NVIDIA projects of next GPU > > generation. Intel is open about Larabee architecture and it is clear > > that Larabee is very different from today's GPU architeture. It is > > closer to massive multi-core & hyper threading PC; each core/thread > > appears as really undependable scalar processor (well, superscalar > > more accurately). Information about GT300 is more speculative and not > > very reliable so some NVIDIA's "leaks" states that it is going to be > > a truly MIMD architecture sounds for me more like marketing BS similar > > to CUDA/MIMD hype - definitely I expect it to be mach closer to MIMD > > yet I have my doubts that it is a match for Larabee in term of MIMD > > performance but I would not be surprised to see that Larabee may be > > slower for existing game then G300. > > From here: > > http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/19641/19641.html > > Larabee uses the "CPU array" architecture, unlike those of GPU, which > is much easier for compiler optimization. > > And as its have the x86 as its core, I think it will take off much > faster than other CPU architecture. > > > > > >I don't think there exists any opensource OS > > > running on these processor yet. > > > Well, they are not available yet (expected next year??? or may be end > > of this) but Larabee seems may be capable to run let say Linux (x86) > > with minor modifications and I'm sure it is not the case for G300 > > (yet, too little reliable information about G300 to consider my > > personal opinion as a reflection of indisputable facts). > > > >So the personal computers from > > > Nvidia must be running some proprietary OS.....am I right? > > > "must be running" sounds more wishful joke ;o))) > > I just read this: > > http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/21156/21156.html > > or to quote: > > The Tesla S1070’s four 1.44-GHz GPUs house a total of 960 processing > cores that have a peak double-precision floating-point performance of > 345 GFLOPS. For single-precision work, the system delivers 4.14 > TFLOPS. The four-node cluster delivers four times this performance. > For many applications, the GPU approach offers significant benefits > including lower power requirements, lower cost, and less space > sometimes by more than a factor of 30. > > Linux cluster software is available now, and Windows Server 2003/2008 > will be available later in the year. Larger configurations are > available. > > Hmmmmmm, Nvidia does use Linux after all.....and considering that the > processor is NOT x86 compatible.....wow...that is a lot of work...esp > on the compiler side....:-).
