ATI Stream Computing December 2008

AMD is revealing of a completely new technology today, some of the latest developments in the stream for the company and GPU computing initiative. The new brand is labeled with the name of ATI Stream.

GPGPUspeed is categorized into 3 classes:
- Entertainment
- Desktop Productivity
- Gaming (AI, advance Physic, and other superior special effect)

ATI Stream Computing

In addition to the transcoding benefit, AMD also mentioned a bunch of other programs that already would be able to take advantage of the GPU:

- Adobe Acrobat®Reader: “Up to 20%* performance improvement when working with graphically rich, high resolution PDF files when compared to using the CPU only”

- Adobe Photoshop CS4® Extended: “Accelerated image and 3D model previewing (panning, zooming, rotation) and 3D manipulations to photos, for example mapping an image onto a 3D object”

- Adobe After Effects®CS4: “Allows for the rapid application of special effects to digital media”

- Adobe Flash®10: “Dynamic, graphically engaging Web content designed with these capabilities in mind”

- Microsoft Windows Vista®: “Harness stream processing to make image adjustments on the fly in Microsoft’s Picture Viewer application”

- Microsoft Expression®Encoder: “Accelerated encoding of content for Microsoft®Silverlight™, Windows Media video and audio”

- Microsoft Office® PowerPoint 2007: “Acceleration of slideshow playback for smooth animations, transitions and slide display”

- Microsoft Silverlight: “Unlocking the full potential for web based multi-media and robust user experience and interface”

It also will update "next-gen" Avivo Converter with the GPU, rival of nVidia Badaboom.