A Comparison of Performance Between a CPU and a GPU on Prime Factorization Using Eratosthene's Sieve and Trial Division

There has been remarkable advancement in Multi-cored Processing Units over the past decade. GPUs, which were originally designed as a specialized graphics processor, are today used in a wide variety of other areas. Their ability to solve parallel problems is unmatched due to their massive amount of...

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Main Authors: Borg, Caroline W., Dackebro, Erik
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC) 2017
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-208678