Intel Releases SDK with OpenCL* 1.2 support for Intel® Xeon Phi™ Coprocessors

[ARNON_P_Intel]

The new Intel® SDK for OpenCL* Applications XE 2013 includes certified OpenCL 1.2 support for Intel® Xeon® processors and Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessors using Linux* operating systems. This SDK is targeted at developers of highly parallel applications including High Performance Compute (HPC), workstations, and data analytics, to name just a few. OpenCL broadens the parallel programming options on Intel® architecture and allows developers to maximize data parallel application performance on Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors.

The Intel SDK for OpenCL Applications XE 2013 provides developers OpenCL runtime and compiler, development tools, optimization guides, code samples, and training collaterals.

To get start:

• Download a free copy at: www.intel.com/software/opencl-xe
• Upgrade your Intel MPSS on Xeon Phi to update 3 at: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-manycore-platform-software-stack-mpss
• Download code samples from http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-sdk-for-opencl-applications-xe-samples-getting-started/

Regards,

Arnon Peleg, OpenCL SDK Product Marketing Manager