On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 04:02:07PM -0700, Mischa Sandberg wrote:
> Anybody on this list hear/opine anything pf the GPUSort project for
> postgresql? I'm working on a radix-sort subcase for tuplesort, and there
> are similarities.
>
> http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ngm/15-823/project/
I've heard it meantioned, didn't know they'd got it working. However,
none of my database servers have a 3D graphics anywhere near the power
they suggest in the article.
Is this of practical use for run-of-the-mill video cards?
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