On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 1:47 PM Jörg Saßmannshausen < sassy-w...@sassy.formativ.net> wrote:
> Dear all, > > I think the answer to the question lies here: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenACC > > As I follow these things rather loosely, my understanding was that OpenACC > should run on both nVidia and other GPUs. So maybe that is the reason why > it > is a 'pure' AMD cluster where both GPUs and CPUs are from the same > supplier? > IF all of that is working out and if it is really true that you can > compile > and run OpenACC code on both types of GPUs, it would a be big win for AMD. > > Time will tell! > > All the best from my TARDIS! > > Jörg > > Once upon a time portability, interoperabiilty, standardization, were considered good software and hardware attributes. Whatever happened to them? Am Dienstag, 7. Mai 2019, 16:59:48 BST schrieben Sie: > > > I think it is interesting that they are using AMD for > > > > > > both the CPUs and GPUs > > > > I agree. That means a LOT of codes will have to be ported from CUDA to > > whatever AMD uses. I know AMD announced their HIP interface to convert > > CUDA code into something that will run on AMD processors, but I don't > > know how well that works in theory. Frankly, I haven't heard anything > > about it since it was announced at SC a few years ago. > > > > I would not be surprised if AMD pursued this bid quite agressively, > > possibly at a significant loss, for the opportunity to prove their GPUs > > can compete with NVIDIA and demonstrate that codes can be successfully > > converted from CUDA to something AMD GPUs can use to demonstrate GPU > > users don't need to be locked in to a single vendor. If so, this could > > be a costly gamble for the DOE and AMD, but if it pays off, I imagine it > > could change AMD's fortunes in HPC. > > > > "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" doesn't apply just to cars. > > > > Prentice > > > > On 5/7/19 4:43 PM, Jörg Saßmannshausen wrote: > > > Hi Prentice, > > > > > > that looks interesting and I hope it means I will finally get the > neutron > > > structure which was measured last year there! :-) > > > > > > On a more serious note: I think it is interesting that they are using > AMD > > > for both the CPUs and GPUs. It sounds at least very fast of what they > > > want to build, lets hope their design will work as planned as well. > > > > > > All the best from London > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > Am Dienstag, 7. Mai 2019, 10:32:42 BST schrieb Prentice Bisbal via > Beowulf: > > >> ORNL's Frontier System has been announced: > > >> > > >> > https://www.hpcwire.com/2019/05/07/cray-amd-exascale-frontier-at-oak-ridg > > >> e/ > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > https://beowulf.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >
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