AMD Core Math Library (ACML) is an end-of-life

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library released by

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. This library provides mathematical routines optimized for AMD processors. The successor to ACML is the AMD Optimizing CPU Libraries (AOCL), a set of mostly

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libraries compiled for

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processors. It includes the open source BLIS, libFLAME,

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, and AOCL-Sparse, plus the original closed-source AMD LibM,

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, and RNG.

Features

ACML consists of the following main components: * A full implementation of Level 1, 2 and 3

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(BLAS), with optimizations for AMD Opteron processors. * A full suite of

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(

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) routines. * A comprehensive suite of

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(FFTs) in single-, double-, single-complex and double-complex data types. * Fast scalar, vector, and array math transcendental library routines *

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s in both single- and double-precision

Supported platforms

AMD offers pre-compiled binaries for

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, and

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available for download. Supported compilers include

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, NAG,

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License

ACML has a proprietary

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license. The library is distributed in binary form free of charge, but cannot be freely redistributed.ACML EULA
End-user license agreement

References

External links

Streaming Computing (User Guide)
{{Numerical linear algebra AMD software Numerical libraries

Features

Supported platforms

License

See also

References

External links