BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 days agoFFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly codewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
arrow-up194arrow-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 · 10 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.mlpcmasterrace@lemmit.online
minus-squarexan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days 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-up1·10 days 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.