OpenCL

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Description

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OpenCL™ (Open Computing Language) is a low-level API for heterogeneous computing that runs on GPUs. Using the OpenCL API, developers can launch compute kernels written using a limited subset of the C programming language on a GPU.

Required Modules

Serial

  • opencl

System Variables

  • HPC_{{#uppercase:opencl}}_DIR
  • HPC_{{#uppercase:opencl}}_INC


Usage Policy

OpenCL is a trademark of Apple Inc., used under license by Khronos.


Installation

The OpenCL implementation installed on the cluster is the one included with the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit.