Understanding wafer-scale GPU performance using an architectural simulator

Abstract

Wafer-Scale chips have the potential to break the die-size limitation and provide extreme performance scalability. Existing solutions have demonstrated the possibility of integrating multi-CPU and multi-GPU systems at a significantly larger scale on a wafer. This increased capability results in an increase in complexity in managing the memory and computing resources. To support the community studying wafer-scale systems, this paper develops an architectural simulator dedicated to modeling wafer-scale multi-device systems. Also, this work demonstrates an analysis of initial results from simulations on wafer-scale GPU systems, providing useful insight that can guide future system design.