So, according to the blurb, and since this is product-specific, I dont know if this is allowed on the newsgroup?, but it does seem to be a fairly unique product? :
- this technology works on GeGForce 8800 cards or better - there's a dedicated processing unit available called the "Tesla", which is available in a standalone version that you can plug into a PCI port, or in various pre-built 1U servers. The Tesla standalone card: - 128 thread processor - 518 gigaflops - 1.5 GB dedicated memory - Fits in one full-length, dual slot with one open PCI Express x16 slot - Retails for about 1500usd (so, I can afford one, I guess) For anyone who's counting, some sources put the computational capacity of the human brain at around 10petaflops, so 20,000 of these processors ought to be approaching that. (At a cost of 30 million dollars ;-) ) Anyway, 128 threads, if it is true, sounds fun. It's not 1024-threads, but it's decent, and it's more than the 32-threads where automatic threading is rumoured to bottom out. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
