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   wolfgang kern to Melzzzzz   
   Re: Reciprocal MUL LUT   
   25 Apr 18 08:58:41   
   
   From: nowhere@never.at   
      
   Melzzzzz wrote:   
   ...   
   >> I can already hear: "why not use NR 1/x with AVX512 ?". Because only   
   >> my newest PC has AVX512 and ~160 client machines haven't got it yet.   
   >> And how fast and precise can the NR-methode become in comparision to   
   >> a LUT ? ;)   
      
   > Why not avx2?   
      
   as above, many of my clients haven't avx at all.   
      
   > reciprocal calculation is 4 tacts on my machine.   
   > Program was shown on comp.arch some time ago.   
      
   512 bits precise ?   
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   wolfgang   
      
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