Imagination Getting Behind Open-Source SYCL Libraries For TensorFlow

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Imagination Getting Behind Open-Source SYCL Libraries For TensorFlow

The SYCL train continues rolling: besides this single-source high-level C++ target for OpenCL playing a big role at Intel with their forthcoming oneAPI and as part of that also working on SYCL LLVM support for upstream, new SYCL learning courses, and other industry adoption around this Khronos standard, Imagination Technologies is getting behind it in at least one way...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Imagination-SYCL-TensorFlow

[wizard69]

I suppose late is better than never. Hopefully Imagination realizes that they would never have been in the place they are if they had gotten on the driver bandwagon earlier.

[Madgemade]

I'm wondering where Intel is with this stuff. They seem to be pushing SYCL quite a bit, presumably for their upcoming GPUs. However, they don't seem to actually be doing anything like this. AMD have Tensorflow working well on ROCm. Right now Intel is not involved with any of these SYCL projects. They have the money, unlike AMD. Surely they will want some of the ML GPU market? None of the big spenders are going to touch SYCL without proper Vendor support, they won't be relying on startups.