A desktop supercomputer talk of past is a reality now. nVidia US based company has successfully developed and is getting ready to launch Tesla. It has been priced between 4000-8000 pounds/ $10,000.
The Tesla built on compute unified device architecture (CUDA) would not replace the CPU (central processing unit) of a personal computer, but it would complement the work of the CPU with the help of GPU numerous times.
It is said to be 25 times faster than normal PCs.The scientists claim that Tesla will completely revolutionize the way researchers and medical professionals carry out their work. For example, doctors would be able to examine the result of brain and body scans in much more less time and inform patients within hours whether they are suffering from a tumour.
Microsoft tech, Bruton says, Heterogeneous computing, where GPUs work in tandem with CPUs, is what makes such a breakthrough possible. It is said that Tesla has also reached record setting performance.
Computer makers such as Dell, Lenovo, and Hewlett-Packard came forward to power their desktops and laptops by Tesla.
On the long run for a fast paced world, this is no doubt going to be the NExtGen computer to invade every home.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
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For sure there is going to be an enormous increase in data storage and speed. There are going to be more powerful computers at a affordable rate in the future.
Hope to see the day when turing's words come true.
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