Folding to Cure on the Edge with GPUs

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Performance is the most critical factor in every area of computing. This is true for the "Folding@Home" (aka FAH or F@H) project too. Speed is crucial; the faster proteins get folded, the more chances are left for research results that will lead toward finding cures for diseases, including cancer. Also F@H has become for most a competition to achieve higher ranks, whether as an individual or as a team. This motivates users to participate and contribute to the project.Folding@Home is a distributed computing project that is quite popular. Distributed computing networks keep track of the contributions of their users: total number of WUs (working units) folded, total points, PPD (points per day), etc. This article's main purpose is to give in-depth information about "GPU Folding" since it has a lot of benefits. Also I will focus on techniques and tips to maximize your folding performance.



Folding to Cure on the Edge with GPUs