Stefan Mileschin

You can’t play Halo on them

Chipzilla has been showing off its latest high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) gear with a new category of discrete general-purpose GPUs optimised for AI and HPC convergence.

Intel senior vice president, chief architect, and general manager of architecture, graphics and software Raja Koduri said: “HPC and AI workloads demand diverse architectures, ranging from CPUs, general-purpose GPUs and FPGAs, to more specialised deep-learning NNPs, which Intel demonstrated earlier this month.

“Simplifying our customers’ ability to harness the power of diverse computing environments is paramount, and Intel is committed to taking a software-first approach that delivers a unified and scalable abstraction for heterogeneous architectures.”

At Supercomputing 2019, Intel unveiled a new category of general-purpose GPUs based on Intel’s Xe architecture.

Code-named “Ponte Vecchio”, this new high-performance, highly flexible discrete general-purpose GPU is architected for HPC modelling and simulation workloads and AI training. Ponte Vecchio will be manufactured on Intel’s 7nm technology and will be Intel’s first Xe-based GPU optimized for HPC and AI workloads.

Ponte Vecchio will use Intel’s Foveros 3D and EMIB packaging and feature multiple technologies in-package, including high-bandwidth memory, Compute Express Link interconnect and other intellectual property.

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