PGI CUDA Fortran Available from The Portland Group

By DE Editors

The Portland Group has announced the availability of its CUDA Fortran compiler for x64 and x86 processor-based systems running Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation, PGI Release 2010 includes a Fortran compiler compatible with the NVIDIA line of CUDA-enabled GPUs. A compiler is a software tool that translates applications from the high-level programming languages in which they are written by software developers into a binary form a computer can execute.

With developers taking advantage of the hundreds of cores and the relatively low cost of NVIDIA GPUs, programming to take advantage of the CUDA C compiler has become a popular means for accelerating the solution of complex computing problems.

“The GPU is ideally suited for the computationally intensive applications that define the HPC industry,” said Andy Keane, general manager,  Tesla business at NVIDIA. “The industry has been vocal in expressing its need for a CUDA-compatible Fortran option. NVIDIA customers can now build native CUDA Fortran applications using the widely-used and long-proven PGI Fortran compiler.”

The CUDA Fortran compiler is compatible with all NVIDIA GPUs that include Compute Capability 1.3 or higher, which includes most NVIDIA Quadro Professional Graphics solutions and all NVIDIA Tesla GPU Computing solutions. Developers are invited to download the PGI CUDA Fortran compiler from The Portland Group website.

A 15-day trial license is available at no charge. In an effort to simplify adoption, NVIDIA has granted PGI rights to redistribute the relevant components of the CUDA Software Development Kit (SDK) as part of the PGI CUDA Fortran installation package.

For more information, visit The Portland Group.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.