NVIDIA CUDA Mandelbrot Example

This is a screencast of the Mandelbrot example included with the CUDA SDK. Generation of the image is very fast until a certain zoom level (a switch from single precision to double?). This demo was run on an 8800GTS (G80) with 640MB of RAM.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NVIDIA
• CUDA
• GPGPU
• Computer
• Mandelbrot
• Fractal
• 8800GTS

[nvidiacuda]

Are you releasing the code? You should also consider posting your app to CUDA Zone. Applications with video get a CUDA Zone T-Shirt and entered into a drawing for a GTX260

[exabytes18]

Actually, this is part of the CUDA SDK so it's freely available. Nonetheless, thanks for sharing that information about the CUDA Zone.

[TheFsb2009]

@dmcemmet this is just a demo. There is an each frame is full calculated, while Xaos use tricks to make only changing parts calculate. So if use this CUDA convolutions in XAOS algorithms you get near 2-10x speedup. Both code is open source so grab your lazy ass and do it! =)))

[mythril4]

@dmcemmet

The CPU even fast ones have a limit on the complex calulations that can be completed in a given time. CUDA uses the available cores of the GPU o(somewhere around 100 to 700 cores) the complete the calulations required in a smaller time frame. Ever wonder why it takes so long to covert an HD format disk? It is because your CPU cannot complete the calculations fast enough. Now the same conversion time frame is significatly reduced due to the CUDA using the GPU cores.

[msMIDEVIL]

Unlimited Detail's engine thing looks way cooler.

[dmcemmet]

When I had that PC I cannot achieve more than 1024x768 (because od monitor limitations), but on my never PC Xaos can run in FullHD.

[xuser48]

In what resolution?

[dmcemmet]

Ok, but I can achieve identical effect using Xaos on Linux on AMD K6 in realtime too. So what's the point of doing this on GPU?

[thefrog101]

Holy Shit!

[sonofhendrix]

Get in contact with the people that make "Ultra Fractal" show them you CUDA code so far and ask them if they would employ/pay you to work with making Ultra Fractal support CUDA!