-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DirectCompute SDK Release Notes Version 3.0 Release NVIDIA GPU Computing Software Development Kit R195 Driver Release Windows Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please, also refer to the release notes of the Microsoft DirectX SDK for March 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Installation Instructions II. Creating Your Own DirectCompute SDK samples III. Known Issues IV. Frequently Asked Questions V. Change Log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Installation Instructions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. The DirectCompute SDK requires version 196.21 or newer of the NVIDIA Windows Vista or Win7 Display Driver. Please make sure to read the Driver Installation Hints Document before you install the driver: http://www.nvidia.com/object/driver_installation_hints.html To download the NVIDIA Drivers refer to this link http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20030521269172.html 1. Install the Microsoft DirectX SDK from March 2009 or newer. The following Microsoft website has links to the latest DirectX SDK. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/directx/default.aspx 2. Install Version 3.0 of the NVIDIA GPU Computing SDK by running gpucomputingsdk_3.0_Win_[32|64].exe corresponding to your operating system. 3. Build the 32-bit and/or 64-bit, release, debug configurations of the SDK project. Solution example files for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 can be built with *_2005.sln Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 examples can be built with the *_2008.sln solution files. You can: - either use the individual solution files located in each of the examples' directories in "NVIDIA GPU Computing SDK\DirectCompute\src", - or use the global solution files Release_2005.sln or Release_2008.sln located in "NVIDIA GPU Computing SDK\C\src". Notes: - All of the DirectCompute examples require the DirectX SDK installed and the VC++ directory paths (located in Tools->Options...) properly setup. 4. Run the examples from the release or debug directories located in "NVIDIA GPU Computing SDK\DirectCompute\bin\win[32|64]\[release|debug]". Notes: - The release and debug configurations require a CUDA-capable GPU to run properly (see Appendix A.1 of the CUDA Programming Guide for a complete list of CUDA-capable GPUs). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. Creating Your Own DirectCompute -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently there is no template for a DirectCompute project, but NVIDIA will be providing one soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Known Issues on DirectCompute SDK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are currently no known issues. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Official CUDA FAQ is available online on the NVIDIA CUDA Forums: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=84440 Note: Please also see the CUDA Toolkit release notes for additional Frequently Asked Questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Change Log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Unless noted specifically noted, the Release Logs are for all OS's. Release 3.0 Final (R195 Final Driver Update) * No new sample changes Release 2.3 (R190 Driver Update) * New DirectCompute Samples (Windows only) - ImageProcessingCS - sample that demonstrates a simple method to apply DirectCompute post processing to a Direct3D rendered image. - nBodyCS - efficient all-pairs simulation of a gravitational n-body simulation in DirectCompute. - OceanCS - sample that simulates an Ocean height field using DirectCompute FFT and renders the result using Direct3D10. - SimpleParticlesCS - sample that to simulates and visualizes a large set of particles and their physical interaction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VII. OS Platforms Supported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OS Platform Supported * Vista 32 & 64bit o Visual Studio 8 (2005) o Visual Studio 9 (2008) * Win7 32 & 64-bit o Visual Studio 8 (2005) o Visual Studio 9 (2008) * Windows Server 2008 R2 o Visual Studio 8 (2005) o Visual Studio 9 (2008)