https://www.msuiche.com/categories/systems-architecture/Recent content in Systems Architecture on Matt SuicheHugoen-usWed, 15 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000https://www.msuiche.com/posts/amd-gpu-support-in-triton-gluon-framework/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000https://www.msuiche.com/posts/amd-gpu-support-in-triton-gluon-framework/<h2 id="introduction">Introduction <a href="#introduction" class="anchor">🔗</a></h2><p>This document analyzes AMD GPU support implementation in Triton&rsquo;s Gluon framework, examining architecture-specific optimizations, performance characteristics, and implementation details relative to NVIDIA GPU support.</p> <p>For background on Gluon and its motivation as a lower-level alternative to Triton, see my previous post: <a href="https://www.msuiche.com/posts/gluon-when-triton-isnt-low-level-enough/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&ldquo;Gluon: When Triton Isn&rsquo;t Low-Level Enough&rdquo;</a>.</p> <h2 id="background-gpu-programming-architecture-landscape">Background: GPU Programming Architecture Landscape <a href="#background-gpu-programming-architecture-landscape" class="anchor">🔗</a></h2><p>The GPU programming ecosystem has evolved with distinct architectural approaches between NVIDIA and AMD, creating implementation challenges for cross-platform frameworks.</p>