News - AMD's Fusion System Architecture evolves

[HEXUS]

... and Heterogeneous Systems Architecture is its new name.

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[Noxvayl]

FSA to HSA now... technology companies and their abbreviations are getting annoying.

[Scribe]

FSA to HSA now... technology companies and their abbreviations are getting annoying.

I am wondering if the fact FSA is coming into its own on the discreet GPU front, may have led to confusion with the Fusion APU line-up and perhaps this is the real reason, though just my thoughts.

[3dcandy]

FSA HSA GPU API just TLA's to me...

[MilesPebody]

This is interesting. I too am wondering. This might tie in with the seeming low level of floating point support in the Buldozer architecture. A full implementation of fusion using Graphics Core Next in the same die as Buldozer modules would make a powerful system. The only problem I can see is that it will probably not be mainstream or mass market enough to make it worthwhile for developers to get into.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is interesting. I too am wondering. This might tie in with the seeming low level of floating point support in the Buldozer architecture. A full implementation of fusion using Graphics Core Next in the same die as Buldozer modules would make a powerful system. The only problem I can see is that it will probably not be mainstream or mass market enough to make it worthwhile for developers to get into.

AMD probably is targeting complete solutions for the supercomputer and server markets using its GCN based graphics cards.

[Lucio]

It sounds like the start of a paradigm shift for the PC market; especially if it becomes easier for developers to recognise and flag specific objects within the code for preference towards either the CPU or GPU to get the best effeciency out of their code. I for one, would like to see a decent framework available that does this as standard, even if there's hardware tie-ins.