Comment on New Skype malware spreading at 2,000 clicks per hour to mine BitcoinsparentComments−base69813yWebGL FTW!:)−vitno13yWouldn't work. The right API calls aren't exposed. You would need something like webCL.−babs47413yA long time ago I did some proof of concept work to do GPGPU operations in the browser with regular webGL, it kind of worked: http://learningwebgl.com/blog/?p=1828#commentsI did look into using the same technique to implement bitcoin mining in glsl. My opinion is that it is possible, but not straight forward and probably not worth it, but still a pretty f'ing cool concept.−duaneb13yAll you need are shaders to do gpu computation.−Bjartr13yPeople did GPGPU before the likes of OpenCL and CUDA.−vitno13ywell yes... just not from a browser.
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WebGL FTW!
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Wouldn't work. The right API calls aren't exposed. You would need something like webCL.
A long time ago I did some proof of concept work to do GPGPU operations in the browser with regular webGL, it kind of worked: http://learningwebgl.com/blog/?p=1828#comments
I did look into using the same technique to implement bitcoin mining in glsl. My opinion is that it is possible, but not straight forward and probably not worth it, but still a pretty f'ing cool concept.
All you need are shaders to do gpu computation.
People did GPGPU before the likes of OpenCL and CUDA.
well yes... just not from a browser.