GPUs: Engines for Future High-Performance Computing
John D. Owens · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 2004
GPUs as Compute Engines: 10 years ago: Graphics done in software; 5 years ago: Full graphics pipeline; Today: 40x geometry, 13x fill vs. 5 yrs ago = Programmable! Programmable, data parallel processing on every desktop; Enormous opportunity to change the way commodity computing is done!