FPGAs versus GPUs in Data centers

This article presents position statements and a question-and-answer session by panelists at the Fourth Workshop on Computer Architecture Research Directions. The subject of the debate was the use of field-programmable gate arrays versus GPUs in datacenters.

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Published in:IEEE MICRO Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 60 - 72
Main Authors: Falsafi, Babak, Dally, Bill, Singh, Desh, Chiou, Derek, Yi, Joshua J., Sendag, Resit
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Alamitos IEEE 01.01.2017
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Abstract This article presents position statements and a question-and-answer session by panelists at the Fourth Workshop on Computer Architecture Research Directions. The subject of the debate was the use of field-programmable gate arrays versus GPUs in datacenters.
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Sendag, Resit
Singh, Desh
Dally, Bill
Falsafi, Babak
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SubjectTerms Bandwidth allocation
CARD
Computer architecture
Computer centers
Data centers
datacenter
debate
Field programmable gate arrays
field-programmable gate array
FPGA
Gate arrays
GPU
Graphics processing units
Programmable logic controllers
Programming
research directions
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