C++ AMP: Accelerated Massive Parallelism with Microsoft® Visual C++® - Softcover

Gregory, Kate; Miller, Ade

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735664730 ISBN 13: 9780735664739

Publisher: Microsoft Press, 2012

Synopsis

Capitalize on the faster GPU processors in today's computers with the C++ AMP code library--and bring massive parallelism to your project. With this practical book, experienced C++ developers will learn parallel programming fundamentals with C++ AMP through detailed examples, code snippets, and case studies. Learn the advantages of parallelism and get best practices for harnessing this technology in your applications.
Discover how to:

• Gain greater code performance using graphics processing units (GPUs)
• Choose accelerators that enable you to write code for GPUs
• Apply thread tiles, tile barriers, and tile static memory
• Debug C++ AMP code with Microsoft Visual Studio®
• Use profiling tools to track the performance of your code

Get code samples on the web
Ready to download at: ampbook.codeplex.com/
For system requirements see the Introduction

About this title

Book Description:

Accelerated Massive Parallelism with Microsoft® Visual C++®

From the Back Cover:

Use your knowledge of C++ to take advantage of graphics processing units (GPUs) and other data-parallel hardware--and achieve maximum performance in your applications. Led by two expert C++ programmers, you'll learn GPU programming fundamentals with C++ AMP and get best practices for harnessing this technology.

Discover how to:

• Create applications that run faster using C++ and Microsoft Visual Studio® 2012
• Produce the most dramatic acceleration by modifying your algorithm with tiling
•  Debug your parallel code with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Track the performance of your code with profiling tools
• Control how your application uses one or more accelerators to get maximum performance
•  Interoperate with the Microsoft DirectX® platform

About this edition

• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0735664730
• ISBN 13: 9780735664739
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 358