GPU-containing Computer

A GPU-containing Computer is a computer system that contains one or more GPUs.

• AKA: GPU Instance.
• Context:
  • It can be used to accelerate Scientific Applications, Engineering Applications, and Rendering Applications.
• Example(s):
  • an Nvidea GPU-containing Computer.
  • an ATI GPU-containing Computer.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a DSP-containing Computer.
  • a SSD-based Computer.
• See: Game Console, Computer Graphics, Image Processing, Video Card, CUDA Platform.

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References

2014

• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using_cluster_computing.html
  • QUOTE: If you require high parallel processing capability, you'll benefit from using GPU instances, which provide access to NVIDIA GPUs with up to 1,536 CUDA cores and 4 GB of video memory. You can use GPU instances to accelerate many scientific, engineering, and rendering applications by leveraging the Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) or OpenCL parallel computing frameworks. You can also use them for graphics applications, including game streaming, 3-D application streaming, and other graphics workloads.

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