BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zip • 17 days agoFFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly codeexternal-linkmessage-square10 fedilinkarrow-up134file-textcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up134external-linkFFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly codeBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zip • 17 days agomessage-square10 Commentsfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squarexan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.comhexbear4·17 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. linkfedilink
minus-squarepropter_hog [any, any]hexbear1·17 days agoWord, major respect for writing x86 assembly. That shit's trash. link
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.