GPUGRID.net
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| Developer(s) | Multiscale Laboratory |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 12, 2007 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | BOINC |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
GPUGRID is a volunteer computing project hosted by Pompeu Fabra University and running on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) software platform. It performs full-atom molecular biology simulations that are designed to run on Nvidia's CUDA-compatible graphics processing units.
Former support for PS3s
[edit]Support for the PS3's Cell microprocessor and the subsequent PS3GRID project was dropped in 2009 due to updated firmware preventing the installation of required third-party software. This included Linux distributions that are required to run BOINC. The massive throughput of Nvidia GPUs has also made the PS3 client largely redundant. As of September 2009, a mid-range Nvidia GPU ran GPUGRID applications approximately five times faster than the Cell microprocessor.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NEW PS3 OS3.0 => NO Linux/BOINC". www.gpugrid.net/forum_index.php. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Further reading
[edit]- Research topics in GPUGRID website's science sections
- GPUGRID's about us section