Intel® IPP 2018 Beta is now available as part of the Parallel Studio XE 2018 Beta.
Check the Join the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2018 Beta program post to learn how to join the Beta program, and the provide your feedback.
What's New in Intel® IPP 2018 Beta:
- Introduced the patch files for the GraphicsMagick source to provide drop-in optimization with the Intel® IPP functions:
- The patches support GraphicsMagick version 1.3.25, and provide optimization for the following GraphicsMagick APIs: ResizeImage, ScaleImage, GaussianBlurImage, FlipImage, and FlopImage.
- The patches improved the APIs performance by up to 4x, depending on the functionality, input parameters, and processors.
Removed the cryptography code dependency on the main package. The cryptography functions are now provided as the standalone packages that do not require installation of the main Intel® IPP packages.
Improved performance of LZO data compression functions on Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (Intel® AVX2) and Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2 (Intel® SSE4.2).
Computer Vision:
- Added the 64-bit data length support for Canny edge detection functions (ippiCanny_32f8u_C1R_L).
Cryptography:
- Added the Elliptic Curves key generation and Elliptic Curves based Diffie-Hellman shared secret functionality.
- Added the Elliptic Curves sign generation and verification functionalities for the DSA, NR, and SM2 algorithms.
Performance:
- Extended optimization for Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel® AVX-512) set and Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (Intel® AVX2) instruction set.
Other changes:
- Removed support for Intel® Pentium® III processor. The minimal supported instruction set is Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (Intel® SSE2).
- Removed support for Intel® Xeon Phi™ Coprocessor x100.
Check Intel(R) 2018 Beta release notes to learn information.