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'''DL Boost''' is a marketing term used by [[Intel]] that encompasses a number of [[x86]] technologies designed to [[accelerate]] AI workloads. | '''DL Boost''' is a marketing term used by [[Intel]] that encompasses a number of [[x86]] technologies designed to [[accelerate]] AI workloads. | ||
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| + | == Overview == | ||
| + | '''DL Boost''' is a term used by [[Intel]] to describe a set of features on their microprocessors designed to accelerate AI workloads. The term was first introduced with {{intel|Cascade Lake|l=arch}}. DL Boost includes the following features: | ||
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| + | * {{x86|AVX512VNNI|AVX-512 Vector Neural Network Instructions}} (AVX512VNNI), first introduced with {{intel|Cascade Lake|l=arch}} | ||
| + | * [[Brain floating-point format]] (bfloat16), first introduced with {{intel|Cooper Lake|l=arch}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:26, 6 November 2018
DL Boost is a marketing term used by Intel that encompasses a number of x86 technologies designed to accelerate AI workloads.
Overview
DL Boost is a term used by Intel to describe a set of features on their microprocessors designed to accelerate AI workloads. The term was first introduced with Cascade Lake. DL Boost includes the following features:
- AVX-512 Vector Neural Network Instructions (AVX512VNNI), first introduced with Cascade Lake
- Brain floating-point format (bfloat16), first introduced with Cooper Lake