Abstract: Technologies for artificial neural network training include a computing node with a host fabric interface that sends a message that includes one or more artificial neural network training algorithm values to another computing node in response to receipt of a request to send the message. Prior to sending the message, the host fabric interface may receive a request to quantize the message and quantize the message based on a quantization level included in the request to generate a quantized message. The quantization message includes one or more quantized values such that each quantized value has a lower precision than a corresponding artificial neural network training algorithm value. The host fabric interface then transmits the quantized message, which includes metadata indicative of the quantization level, to another computing node in response to quantization of the message for artificial neural network training. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An electronic circuit performs depthwise convolution of an input matrix with a kernel matrix to generate an output matrix. In each of a plurality of rounds of operations, a row of kernel matrix elements is selected for the round of operations, and applied to the input matrix to obtain an intermediate data array corresponding to the selected row of kernel elements. The electronic circuit includes a plurality of subcircuits operable in parallel to generate, in each operation, a set of intermediate data elements in the intermediate data array. Each subcircuit generates a respective intermediate data element that is the sum of a respective row of the input matrix elements weighted by a set of weight elements including the selected row of kernel elements and at least one zero element. The selected row of kernel elements is successively shifted among the set of weight elements in the round of operations.

Abstract: Technologies for artificial neural network training include a computing node with a host fabric interface that sends a message that includes one or more artificial neural network training algorithm values to another computing node in response to receipt of a request to send the message. Prior to sending the message, the host fabric interface may receive a request to quantize the message and quantize the message based on a quantization level included in the request to generate a quantized message. The quantization message includes one or more quantized values such that each quantized value has a lower precision than a corresponding artificial neural network training algorithm value. The host fabric interface then transmits the quantized message, which includes metadata indicative of the quantization level, to another computing node in response to quantization of the message for artificial neural network training. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a graphics processing unit to perform computations associated with a neural network, the graphics processing unit comprising compute unit including a hardware logic unit having dynamic precision fixed-point logic, the compute unit to receive a set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, compute, via the dynamic precision fixed-point logic, a right-shift value using an absolute maximum value within the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors and a dynamic range of the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, right-shift data values within the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors based on the right-shift value, increment a shared exponent associated with the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors based on the right-shift value, perform a compute operation on the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, and generate an output tensor via the compute operation on the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors.

Abstract: A system comprises a matrix processor unit that includes a first type of register, a group of a second type of registers, and a plurality of calculation units. The first type of register is configured to concurrently store values from different rows of a first matrix. At least a portion of the first type of register is logically divided into groups of elements, and each of the groups corresponds to a different row of the first matrix. Each of the second type of registers is configured to concurrently store values from a plurality of different rows of a second matrix. Each of the calculation units corresponds to one of the second type of registers and is configured to at least in part determine a corresponding element in a result matrix of convoluting the second matrix with the first matrix.

Abstract: A processor system comprises a memory organizer unit and a matrix computing unit. The memory organizer unit is configured to receive a request for a three-dimensional data of a convolutional neural network layer. The requested three-dimensional data is obtained from a memory. The obtained three-dimensional data is rearranged in an optimized linear order and the rearranged data in the optimized linear order is provided to the matrix computing unit. The matrix computing unit is configured to perform at least a portion of a three-dimensional convolution using at least a portion of the provided rearranged data in the optimized linear order.

Abstract: A processing cluster of a processing cluster array comprises a plurality of registers to store input values of vector input operands, the input values of at least some of the vector input operands having different bit lengths than those of other input values of other vector input operands, and a compute unit to execute a dot-product instruction with the vector input operands to perform a number of parallel multiply operations and an accumulate operation per 32-bit lane based on a bit length of the smallest-sized input value of a first vector input operand relative to the 32-bit lane.

Abstract: A microprocessor system comprises a first processing element, a second processing element, a point-to-point connection between the first processing element and the second processing element, and a communication bus connecting together at least the first processing element and the second processing element. The first processing element includes a first matrix computing unit and the second processing element includes a second matrix computing unit. The point-to-point connection is configured to provide at least a result of the first processing element to a data joiner component of the second processing element configured to join at least the provided result of the first processing element with a result of the second matrix computing unit.

Abstract: A microprocessor comprises a shared memory and a processing element. The processing element includes a matrix processor unit, a transpose hardware unit, a scatter hardware unit, and a gather hardware unit. The matrix processor unit is configured to perform a matrix operation. The transpose hardware unit is configured to perform a matrix transpose operation. The scatter hardware unit is configured to place data to the shared memory at locations selected for an output data layout conversion. The gather hardware unit is configured to obtain input data from the shared memory from non-contiguous locations for an input data layout conversion.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a graphics processing unit to perform computations associated with a neural network, the graphics processing unit comprising compute unit including a hardware logic unit having dynamic precision fixed-point logic, the compute unit to receive a set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, compute, via the dynamic precision fixed-point logic, a right-shift value using an absolute maximum value within the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors and a dynamic range of the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, right-shift data values within the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors based on the right-shift value, increment a shared exponent associated with the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors based on the right-shift value, perform a compute operation on the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, and generate an output tensor via the compute operation on the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a compute apparatus to perform machine learning operations, the compute apparatus comprising a fetch unit to fetch a single instruction having multiple input operands, wherein the multiple input operands have an unequal bit-length, a first input operand having a first bit-length and a second input operand having a second bit-length; a decode unit to decode the single instruction into a decoded instruction; an operand length unit to determine a smaller bit-length of the first bit-length and the second bit-length; and a compute unit to perform a matrix operation on the multiple input operands to generate an output value having a bit length of the smaller bit length.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a graphics processing unit to perform computations associated with a neural network, the graphics processing unit comprising compute unit including a hardware logic unit having dynamic precision fixed-point logic, the compute unit to receive a set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, compute, via the dynamic precision fixed-point logic, a right-shift value using an absolute maximum value within the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors and a dynamic range of the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, right-shift data values within the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors based on the right-shift value, increment a shared exponent associated with the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors based on the right-shift value, perform a compute operation on the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors, and generate an output tensor via the compute operation on the set of dynamic fixed-point tensors.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to instructions for fused multiply-add (FMA) operations with variable-precision inputs. In one example, a processor to execute an asymmetric FMA instruction includes fetch circuitry to fetch an FMA instruction having fields to specify an opcode, a destination, and first and second source vectors having first and second widths, respectively, decode circuitry to decode the fetched FMA instruction, and a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) execution circuit to process as many elements of the second source vector as fit into an SIMD lane width by multiplying each element by a corresponding element of the first source vector, and accumulating a resulting product with previous contents of the destination, wherein the SIMD lane width is one of 16 bits, 32 bits, and 64 bits, the first width is one of 4 bits and 8 bits, and the second width is one of 1 bit, 2 bits, and 4 bits.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a graphics processing unit to perform computations associated with a neural network, the graphics processing unit comprising compute unit including a hardware logic unit having dynamic precision fixed-point logic; a decode unit to decode an instruction for execution by the compute unit, the instruction to cause the compute unit to perform a matrix arithmetic operation on a set of dynamic fixed-point tensors; and a dynamic precision manager to dynamically adjust the precision of a compute operation performed by the compute unit during the matrix arithmetic operation, the dynamic precision manager to adjust the precision of the compute operation to prevent an arithmetic overflow.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to instructions for fused multiply-add (FMA) operations with variable-precision inputs. In one example, a processor to execute an asymmetric FMA instruction includes fetch circuitry to fetch an FMA instruction having fields to specify an opcode, a destination, and first and second source vectors having first and second widths, respectively, decode circuitry to decode the fetched FMA instruction, and a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) execution circuit to process as many elements of the second source vector as fit into an SIMD lane width by multiplying each element by a corresponding element of the first source vector, and accumulating a resulting product with previous contents of the destination, wherein the SIMD lane width is one of 16 bits, 32 bits, and 64 bits, the first width is one of 4 bits and 8 bits, and the second width is one of 1 bit, 2 bits, and 4 bits.

Abstract: An apparatus to facilitate acceleration of machine learning operations is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one processor to perform operations to implement a neural network and accelerator logic to perform communicatively coupled to the processor to perform compute operations for the neural network.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to instructions for fused multiply-add (FMA) operations with variable-precision inputs. In one example, a processor to execute an asymmetric FMA instruction includes fetch circuitry to fetch an FMA instruction having fields to specify an opcode, a destination, and first and second source vectors having first and second widths, respectively, decode circuitry to decode the fetched FMA instruction, and a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) execution circuit to process as many elements of the second source vector as fit into an SIMD lane width by multiplying each element by a corresponding element of the first source vector, and accumulating a resulting product with previous contents of the destination, wherein the SIMD lane width is one of 16 bits, 32 bits, and 64 bits, the first width is one of 4 bits and 8 bits, and the second width is one of 1 bit, 2 bits, and 4 bits.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a compute apparatus to perform machine learning operations, the compute apparatus comprising a fetch unit to fetch a single instruction having multiple input operands, wherein the multiple input operands have an unequal bit-length, a first input operand having a first bit-length and a second input operand having a second bit-length; a decode unit to decode the single instruction into a decoded instruction; an operand length unit to determine a smaller bit-length of the first bit-length and the second bit-length; and a compute unit to perform a matrix operation on the multiple input operands to generate an output value having a bit length of the smaller bit length.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a system to configure distributed training of a neural network. The system includes memory to store a library to facilitate transmission of data during distributed training of the neural network; a network interface to transmit and receive gradient data associated with the trainable parameters; a general-purpose processor to execute instructions provided by the library, the instructions to cause the general-purpose processor to configure the network interface to transmit and receive the gradient data associated with the trainable parameters during a workflow of a machine learning framework; and a graphics processor to perform compute operations associated with machine learning framework workflow to generate the gradient data associated with the trainable parameters, wherein, based on the machine learning framework workflow, the library is to interleave the compute operations on the graphics processor with transmission and receipt of gradient data via the network interface.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a graphics processing unit to perform computations associated with a neural network, the graphics processing unit comprising compute unit including a hardware logic unit having dynamic precision fixed-point logic; a decode unit to decode an instruction for execution by the compute unit, the instruction to cause the compute unit to perform a matrix arithmetic operation on a set of dynamic fixed-point tensors; and a dynamic precision manager to dynamically adjust the precision of a compute operation performed by the compute unit during the matrix arithmetic operation, the dynamic precision manager to adjust the precision of the compute operation to prevent an arithmetic overflow.