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Accelerating Molecular Dynamics Simulations with GPUs

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Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations are known to run for many days or weeks before completion. In this paper we explore the use of GPUs to accelerate a Lennard-Jones-based molecular dynamics simulation of up to 27000 atoms. We demonstrate speedups that exceed 100x on commodity Nvidia GPUs and discuss the strategies that allow for such exceptional speedups. We show that traditional molecular dynamics simulations can be greatly improved from a runtime of over 1 day to 18 minutes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st ISCA International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Communication Systems, PDCCS 2008
EditorsJoseph C. Jacob, Dimitrios Serpanos
PublisherInternational Society for Computers and Their Applications (ISCA)
Pages44-49
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781605604480
StatePublished - 2008
Event21st International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Communication Systems, PDCCS 2008 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: Sep 24 2008Sep 26 2008

Publication series

Name21st ISCA International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Communication Systems, PDCCS 2008

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Communication Systems, PDCCS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period09/24/0809/26/08

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