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Re: float vs. double

by Gregory Weston <uce@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jun 22, 2008 at 11:42 PM

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 MacRules <dodeca001@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> I don't know why double would be twice as fast as float, considering
> that the ASM code shows a separate instruction for +,-,*,/ for both
> floats and doubles. Perhaps the double math instructions take few
> internal processor cycles than the float instructions. In any case, my
> original conclusion still holds: I should upgrade to double.
> 
> -Steve

Do you actually have an identified problem that you believe this would 
solve, or are you doing it for the hell of it?

-- 
"Harry?" Ron's voice was a mere whisper. "Do you smell something ...
burning?"
   - Harry Potter and the Odor of the Phoenix
 




 10 Posts in Topic:
float vs. double
MacRules <dodeca001@[E  2008-06-22 09:37:54 
Re: float vs. double
MacRules <dodeca001@[E  2008-06-22 19:55:39 
Re: float vs. double
Gregory Weston <uce@[E  2008-06-22 23:42:28 
Re: float vs. double
Reinder Verlinde <rein  2008-06-23 18:56:28 
Re: float vs. double
MacRules <dodeca001@[E  2008-06-23 05:31:21 
Re: float vs. double
MacRules <dodeca001@[E  2008-06-23 18:32:47 
Re: float vs. double
Korchkidu <korchkidu@[  2008-06-24 07:55:57 
Re: float vs. double
MacRules <dodeca001@[E  2008-06-24 09:39:46 
Re: float vs. double
Korchkidu <korchkidu@[  2008-06-29 08:14:36 
Re: float vs. double
glenn andreas <gandrea  2008-06-29 10:35:42 

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