High-level programming languages
General purpose computing on graphics processor. From rendering to massively parallel computing

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High-level programming languages


General purpose computing on graphics processor. From rendering to massively parallel computing

Author : Dominique HOUZET

Publication date: August 10, 2016, Review date: September 27, 2023 | Lire en français

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3. High-level programming languages

3.1 OpenCL

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) was originally the result of an effort by Apple teams to simplify multicore development. Apple subsequently promoted its adoption by giving management of the OpenCL specification to the Khronos Group consortium, which also manages the OpenGL specification. OpenGL is a graphics rendering programming interface that has become a standard today. The Khronos Group consortium includes manufacturers such as NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Sony and Apple. The aim of the Khronos Group is to produce specifications that are made public and freely usable on a large number of platforms (ARM, Intel, AMD, NVIDIA).

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    OpenCL abstracts the computing resource, whether it comes from the multiple...

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