AMD aims for GPUs in mainstream servers starting 2012
Feb 11, 2010, 12:03 (2 Talkback[s])
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"Advanced Micro Devices will put more focus on tightly
integrating graphics processor cores into mainstream servers
starting 2012 as it tries to increase system performance, a company
executive said.
"Mainstream servers in the future could have a combination of
graphics processors and CPUs in servers as applications take
advantage of thousands of GPU cores, said Gina Longoria, director
of the product management and workstation division at AMD. The
company may provide CPUs and GPUs together in a server to run
highly parallel applications, she said.
"Graphics cards are considered more advanced in tackling
scientific and math applications than CPUs, which are designed to
handle generic computing tasks. Some servers already combine the
performance of GPUs with CPUs in high-performance computing
environments."
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