rocBLAS
rocBLAS is AMD's library for BLAS on ROCm. It is implemented in the HIP programming language and optimized for AMD's GPUs.
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| BLAS | Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms |
| ROCm | Radeon Open Compute platform |
| HIP | Heterogeneous-Compute Interface for Portability |
Documentation
The latest rocBLAS documentation and API description can be found here.
Prerequisites
- A ROCm enabled platform, more information at https://rocm.github.io/install.html.
- Base software stack, which includes
Installing pre-built packages
rocBLAS can be installed on Ubuntu using
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rocblas
rocBLAS Debian packages can also be downloaded from the rocBLAS releases tag. These may be newer than the package from apt-get.
Building rocBLAS from source, exported functions, and additional information
For additional information, please consult the wiki