Title :
A Model for Peak Matrix Performance on FPGAs
Author :
Lin, Colin Y. ; So, Hayden K -H ; Leong, Philip H W
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
Computations involving matrices form the kernel of a large spectrum of computationally demanding applications for which FPGAs have actively been utilized as accelerators. The performances of such matrix operations on FPGAs are related to underlying architectural parameters such as computational resources, memory and I/O bandwidth. A model that gives bounds on the peak performance of matrix-vector and matrix-matrix multiplication operations on FPGAs based on these parameters is presented. The architecture and efficiency of existing implementations are compared against the model. Future trends in matrix performance on FPGA devices are estimated based on the performance model and system parameters from the past decade.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; matrix algebra; FPGA; I/O bandwidth; matrix operations; matrix-matrix multiplication; matrix-vector multiplication; peak matrix performance; Bandwidth; Computational modeling; Field programmable gate arrays; Load modeling; Memory management; Performance evaluation; System-on-a-chip; FPGA; matrix; model; peak performance;
Conference_Titel :
Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM), 2011 IEEE 19th Annual International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-277-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4301-7
DOI :
10.1109/FCCM.2011.51
