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|    Melzzzzz to wolfgang kern    |
|    Re: Reciprocal MUL LUT    |
|    26 Apr 18 01:58:55    |
   
   From: Melzzzzz@nospicedham.zzzzz.com   
      
   On 2018-04-25, wolfgang kern wrote:   
   >   
   > 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 ?   
      
   Ah, I misunderstood you...   
      
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   > wolfgang   
      
      
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