{"product_id":"9783031006319","title":"Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSynthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAamodt, Tor M.; Fung, Wilson Wai Lun; Rogers, Timothy G.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally developed to support video games, graphics processor units (GPUs) are now increasingly used for general-purpose (non-graphics) applications ranging from machine learning to mining of cryptographic currencies. GPUs can achieve improved performance and efficiency versus central processing units (CPUs) by dedicating a larger fraction of hardware resources to computation. In addition, their general-purpose programmability makes contemporary GPUs appealing to software developers in comparison to domain-specific accelerators. This book provides an introduction to those interested in studying the architecture of GPUs that support general-purpose computing. It collects together information currently only found among a wide range of disparate sources. The authors led development of the GPGPU-Sim simulator widely used in academic research on GPU architectures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter of this book describes the basic hardware structure of GPUs and provides a brief overview of theirhistory. Chapter 2 provides a summary of GPU programming models relevant to the rest of the book. Chapter 3 explores the architecture of GPU compute cores. Chapter 4 explores the architecture of the GPU memory system. After describing the architecture of existing systems, Chapters 3 and 4 provide an overview of related research. Chapter 5 summarizes cross-cutting research impacting both the compute core and memory system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book should provide a valuable resource for those wishing to understand the architecture of graphics processor units (GPUs) used for acceleration of general-purpose applications and to those who want to obtain an introduction to the rapidly growing body of research exploring how to improve the architecture of these GPUs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-05-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031006319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-01759-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x191cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 122\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Morgan \u0026 Claypool","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385622519948,"sku":"9783031006319","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031006319.jpg?v=1774536554","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031006319","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}