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AMD readies first stream processor with double-precision floating-point technology.(PRODUCTS: PROCESSORS)(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)(Brief article)
AMD leveraged its collective expertise in both GPUs and CPUs to deliver the first integrated hardware and software development solution that meets the needs of the high-performance computing (HPC) market. To this end, AMD plans to deliver the FireStream 9170 and supporting SDK to market in the first quarter of 2008.
The AMD FireStream 9170 will be the first Stream GPU with double-precision floating-point technology tailored for scientific and engineering calculations. Priced at $1999, it features up to 500 GFLOPS of compute power, rivaling many of today's supercomputers and providing dramatic acceleration for critical algorithms. This second-generation Stream processor is built with 55nm process technology and consumes less than 150 watts of power. In addition, the reduced heat dissipation allows the processor to function in dense design configurations.
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The FireStream 9170 is a single-card solution with 2GB of onboard GDDR3 memory to compute large datasets without CPU ...