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SIMD Optimization of Linear Expressions for Programmable Graphics Hardware.

Chandrajit Bajaj1, Insung Ihm, Jungki Min

  • 1Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA.

Computer Graphics Forum : Journal of the European Association for Computer Graphics
|September 28, 2011
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This study introduces a SIMD code optimization technique for graphics processing units (GPUs) to accelerate linear expression evaluations. The method enhances performance by efficiently packing arithmetic operations, benefiting scientific computations like differential equation integration.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Scientific Computing
  • High-Performance Computing

Background:

  • Modern graphics hardware offers significant parallel processing capabilities through Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD) architectures.
  • Efficiently utilizing these SIMD capacities is crucial for accelerating general computations on graphics processing units (GPUs).
  • Linear expressions (ȳ = Ax̄ + b̄) are fundamental operations in numerous scientific applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a SIMD code optimization technique for generating efficient shader codes for evaluating linear expressions.
  • To demonstrate the effectiveness of this technique in exploiting the parallel processing power of modern GPUs.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a SIMD code optimization technique focused on reordering operations within linear expressions.
  • Implemented the technique for generating shader codes (vertex and pixel shaders).
  • Evaluated performance improvements by packing arithmetic operations into four-wide SIMD instructions.

Main Results:

  • Achieved considerable performance improvements in evaluating linear expressions.
  • Demonstrated the technique's effectiveness in optimizing shader code execution.
  • Showcased applicability across various mathematical computations.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed SIMD optimization technique enables efficient GPU-based evaluation of linear expressions.
  • This approach significantly enhances computational performance for scientific applications.
  • The technique is versatile and applicable to vertex and pixel shader programming for tasks like differential equation integration and solving linear systems.