AMD's enterprise stream processor to meet specific hardware demands of HPC applications

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), provider of processing solutions, introduced the stream processor designed to meet the specific hardware demands of high performance computing (HPC) applications. Engineered for compute only systems such as workstations and servers, the AMD Stream Processor makes use of AMD’s new thin hardware interface called CTM to drive substantial performance gains in areas such as financial analysis, seismic migration analysis, and life sciences research, among others.

Stream computing leverages sophisticated massively parallel processors are generally used to calculate and render millions of pixels onto computer monitors, hundreds of times each second for 3D graphics applications. The AMD Stream Processor is the first hardware of its kind dedicated to addressing stream computing problems in the enterprise space.

Tom Barton, CEO of Rackable Systems, commented, "AMD stream computing represents a bold, new direction for high performance computing. By leveraging the AMD Stream Processor, Rackable Systems will be able to deliver stream servers in familiar form factors that maximize performance and reduce costs. We are excited by the prospects of using stream computing to create application specific platforms that offer improved price/performance."

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