BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 hours agoFFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly codewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkFFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly codewww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squarexan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoIt’s mostly because AVX-512 doesn’t get used too well by compilers even today. However, what makes this impressive for me is that it is x86 after all. ARM is way easier to write assembly for.
minus-squarepropter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoWord, major respect for writing x86 assembly. That shit’s trash.
It’s mostly because AVX-512 doesn’t get used too well by compilers even today.
However, what makes this impressive for me is that it is x86 after all. ARM is way easier to write assembly for.
Word, major respect for writing x86 assembly. That shit’s trash.