Hardware ============== Requirements ------------- * host that supports CUDA * http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/index.html Operating System ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * http://chroma.bitbucket.org/install/rhel.html * RHEL 6+ SL6+ * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux#RHEL_6 * `6.4, also termed Update 4, 2013-02-21 (kernel 2.6.32-358)` CUDA Drivers ~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to install Nvidia CUDA environment in RHEL 6 * https://access.redhat.com/site/solutions/64300 Which Nvidia GPU ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I guess for trivial computational tasks like OP propagation (essentially intersecting lines with triangles) should look for the maximum number of cores at a reasonable cost. * :google:`tesla quadro geforce` * Just a marketing distinction perhaps, pick you price kinda thing ? Thermal characteristics also ? * tesla : servers * quadro : professional content creators * geforce : gamers * http://www.heatonresearch.com/node/2487 * http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html * http://www.gpugrid.net/gpugrid_donations.php * asking for Nvidia GTX680 which is close to the early adopter price kink PassMark - G3D Mark High End Videocards - Updated 25th of September 2013 :: GeForce GTX Titan 8,111 $999.99 GeForce GTX 780 7,897 $649.99 (TDP 250W) hi TDP might present powering/cooling problem for chassis GeForce GTX 770 6,247 $399.99 GeForce GTX 680 5,706 $333.08 (TDP 195W) launch price 500 USD <<<<< requested by http://www.gpugrid.net/gpugrid_donations.php GeForce GTX 670 5,375 $270.07 GeForce GTX 690 5,123 $999.99 Radeon HD 7970 5,081 $299.99 Radeon HD 7990 5,041 $619.99 GeForce GTX 760 5,039 $242.98 GeForce GTX 580 4,936 $339.99* GeForce GTX 660 Ti 4,693 $234.99 Radeon HD 7950 4,628 $204.99 FirePro W8000 4,533 $1,429.99 GeForce GTX 570 4,390 $385.00 What GPUs are commonly used with Chroma ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://bitbucket.org/chroma/chroma/issue/2/pycuda_driverlogicerror-cumemhostalloc :: I typically am running Chroma on a GTX 580 or 680, but also GTX 470 and 550 Ti sometimes ..another machine with a Tesla C2075 with compute capability 2.0 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/chroma-sim/v1eePC45h5k GPU Reviews ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus for CCCs * http://www.anandtech.com/tag/gpus * http://www.anandtech.com/show/7356/capsule-review-evga-geforce-gtx-780-superclocked-acx Sept 2013 review * http://www.anandtech.com/show/6760/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-part-1 Feb 2013 * http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-750m * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_600_Series * http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-review March 2012 * http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-680/specifications 1536 CUDA cores, 2048 MB, CCC 3.0 98C Maximum GPU Tempurature (in C) 195W Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) 550W Minimum System Power Requirement (W)5 Two 6-pin Supplementary Power Connectors * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_700_Series * http://www.anandtech.com/show/6973/nvidia-geforce-gtx-780-review May 2013 [~650 USD] * http://www.nvidia.com/gtx-700-graphics-cards/gtx-780/ 2304 CUDA cores, 3072 MB * http://www.anandtech.com/show/6994/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-review May 2013 [~400 USD] * http://www.nvidia.com/gtx-700-graphics-cards/gtx-770/ 1536 CUDA cores, 2048 MB GTX 770 is essentially GTX 680 on steroids. Higher core clockspeeds and memory clockspeeds give it performance exceeding GTX 680, while higher voltages and a higher TDP allow it to clock higher and for it to matter. * http://www.anandtech.com/show/7103/nvidia-geforce-gtx-760-review June 2013 [~250 USD] * http://www.nvidia.com/gtx-700-graphics-cards/gtx-760/ 1152 CUDA cores, 2048 MB, 170W TDP Costs ~~~~~~~ * http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=GeForce+GTX&N=100006662&isNodeId=1 Reference ---------- * :google:`database of NVIDIA GPU with CUDA compute capability` * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA * https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus * matrix of CCC for each GPU, but new releases are not there * http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/cuda/supported-gpus NTU Planned GPU Cluster Upgrade ------------------------------- :: NVidia Kepler K20 GPU nodes and Intel Xeon Phi nodes Apple rMBP and iMac with Mobile variants ------------------------------------------ :: Mid 2012 rMBP 15 inch Nvidia GeForce GT 650M, CCC 3.0 Sept 2013 iMac 21.5 inch, $1499, 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel i5 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 1 GB video memory [GeForce GT 750M CCC 3.0, from https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus ] 27 inch, $1799, 3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M with 1 GB video memory [GeForce GT 755M CCC ? ] 27 inch, $1999, 3.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M with 2 GB video memory [GeForce GTX 775M CCC ? http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2381/geforce-gtx-775m.html rumored CCC 3.0] Configurable to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M with 4GB of GDDR5 memory.