NVidia has released the OpenCL driver to developers today, in an SDK for users enrolled in the “OpenCL Early Access Program”. OpenGL is expected to replace the various GPGPU solutions currently available, like CUDA, with a uniform cross-platform API.
“The OpenCL standard was developed on NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA was the first company to demonstrate OpenCL code running on a GPU,” said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of technology and content at NVIDIA. “Being the first to release an OpenCL driver to developers cements NVIDIA’s leadership in GPU Computing and is another key milestone in our ongoing strategy to make the GPU the soul of the modern PC.”
