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CPU's may end up looking more like GPU's with thousands of registers.
by DelwinAmber 12y ago
CPU's may end up looking more like GPU's with thousands of registers.
- oh_teh_meows 12y agoCompiler optimizations that are currently impeded because of register pressure can be enabled to its fullest extent, thereby increasing program speed even more. Compiler writers also get more breathing room to design better optimizations.
- mzs 12y agoor with very few registers per thread on die with the rest in storage ala TMS9900 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TMS9900 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TMS9900