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OpenCL

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), digital signal processors (DSPs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and other processors or hardware accelerators. OpenCL specifies a programming language…

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Apple Inc.TrademarkIBMMac OS X Snow LeopardClose to Metal
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Vendor implementations

SIGGRAPHPowerVRGDC 2009HavokHavok Cloth
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Open source implementations

Shared objectROCmGallium3DGCNMesa Gallium
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OpenCL kernel language

PointersEntry pointsFunction pointersBit fieldsVariable-length arrays
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Developer
Khronos Group
License
OpenCL specification license
Operating system
Android (vendor dependent), FreeBSD, Linux, macOS (via Pocl), Windows
Original author
Apple Inc.
Platform
ARMv7, ARMv8, Cell, IA-32, Power, x86-64
Release
August 28, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-08-28)

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OpenCL kernel language

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OpenCL

Nodes178
Edges177
Triples370
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011236
Components1

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OpenCL

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related to Timeline of vendor implementations · 119
OpenCL → A350M, A370M, A550M, A730M, A770M, Altera, Altera SDK, AMD, AMD APP SDK, Ampere, APP, Apple, Apple II, April, Arc A380, Architecture, ARM CPUs, Arm Mali-G615, ATI Radeon HD, ATI Stream SDK
related to OpenCL 1.2 · 20
OpenCL → Built-in, Device, DirectX, DX11, DX9, DXVA, Enhanced, Equally, Examples, Furthermore, IEEE, If, Kernels, Khronos Group, Most, On November, OpenGL, Separate, The, This
related to overview · 20
OpenCL → An, API, APIs, C-like, CPU, CPUs, Functions, GPUs, How, In, It, Java, NET, OpenCL-using, Perl, PEs, Programs, Python, SIMD, The OpenCL
related to OpenCL 1.0 · 17
OpenCL → According, AMD, Apple, August, Close, GPU Computing Toolkit, GPUs, IBM, Mac OS, Metal, Nvidia, On December, On October, RapidMind, Snow Leopard, Stream, XL
related to history · 16
OpenCL → AMD, Apple, Apple Inc, CPU, December, GPU, IBM, Intel, Khronos, Khronos Compute Working Group, Khronos Group, November, Nvidia, On June, Qualcomm, This
related to OpenCL 3.0 · 15
OpenCL → Actual, April, Clang/LLVM, IWOCL, Kernel Language, Khronos, Khronos OpenCL Working Group, Last, NVIDIA, September, SPIR-V, The, The OpenCL, Version, Vulkan Interop
related to Open source implementations · 14
OpenCL → An, Clang, Each, Gallium3D, ICD, Linux, LLVM Compiler, Nvidia, Nvidia ICD, RapidMind, ROCm, That, The, The Apple
related to Roadmap · 14
OpenCL → Adobe's Premiere Rush, Android, APIs, Extended Subgroups, Khronos Group, OpenCL Interop, OpenCL Next, Scratch-Pad Memory Management, SPIR-V, SPIR-V Extended, This, Vulkan, Vulkan-like, When
related to OpenCL C language · 12
OpenCL → C99-based, CPUs, Function, In, Instead, Memory, Other, SIMD, SSE, The, Vectorized, VMX
related to OpenCL 2.1 · 11
OpenCL → Additional, Game Developer Conference, It, March, November, OpenCL API, San Francisco, SPIR-V, The, Updates, Vulkan

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khronos language nvidia support kernel released amd implementation features devices specification group announced driver programming kernels open intel device standard

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenCLDeveloperKhronos Group1.00infobox
OpenCLLicenseOpenCL specification license1.00infobox
OpenCLOperating systemAndroid (vendor dependent), FreeBSD, Linux, macOS (via Pocl), Windows1.00infobox
OpenCLOriginal authorApple Inc.1.00infobox
OpenCLPlatformARMv7, ARMv8, Cell, IA-32, Power, x86-641.00infobox
OpenCLReleaseAugust 28, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-08-28)1.00infobox
OpenCLStable release3.1.1 / 23 May 2026; 3 months ago (23 May 2026)1.00infobox
OpenCLTypeHeterogeneous computing API1.00infobox
OpenCLWebsitewww.khronos.org/opencl/1.00infobox
OpenCLWritten inC with C++ bindings1.00infobox
OpenCLis aopen standard maintained by the Khronos Group0.90text
OpenCLis aopen language developed by the community of contributors listed in its documentation0.90text

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