Graphics Cards Programming

[randumb]

Could I code my graphics card to do certain normal computing functions like web serving or something?

 

[DaveSimmons]

(a) this is really a Software question
(b) no.

 

[randumb]

Hmm...that sucks. I was just wondering cuz I saw a paper on doing normal mathematical/scientific calculations with graphics cards.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Something like using the pixel shaders to do some simple transforms? Sure, that is one way to input an array and process it (results into the image buffer) but that's a long, long way from running general-purpose applications.

 

[zephyrprime]

Are you really so certain? There was another thread about using graphics cards to perform martix math for supercomputer applications.

 

[randumb]

Yeah. The advanced matrix math was the paper I saw. It was by some guys at Caltech.

 

[randumb]

I found the link: www.multires.caltech.edu/pubs/GPUSi

 

[TronX]

They had something like this for Linux where you could use the extra video ram.