Fractal generator comparisons page
| Fractal Type(s) |
Language & Platform |
Implementers |
Date (Class) |
Number System |
Resolution Color Depth Iteration Depth |
Speed & Test Conditions |
Details |
| Mandelbrot |
Visual C++ 2008 Windows PC |
Bryant Jones Andrew Ullmann |
Fall 2009 (ECE 378) |
IEEE-754 double |
640x480 24-bit 255 |
3.3 seconds
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Project page |
| Mandelbrot |
VHDL Spartan 3E-500 FPGA |
Fall 2009 (ECE 378) |
32-bit fixed point S.2.29 (sign-mag) |
640x480 8-bit 255 |
0.2 seconds
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| Mandelbrot |
C for Nios II Cyclone II FPGA |
Fall 2009 (ECE 495) |
IEEE-754 double |
640x480 8-bit 255 |
23.8 sec (HW floats) 54 min, 30 sec (SW floats)
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| Mandelbrot |
MATLAB NVIDIA GPU |
Bryant Jones |
Winter 2009 (CSE 364) |
(NVIDIA 16-bit float?) | |||
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Mandelbrot Julia |
Visual C# 2008 Windows PC |
Mark Bowers |
Winter 2009 (For fun) |
IEEE-754 double |
640x480 8-bit 1-65535 |
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Mandelbrot Julia |
VHDL Cyclone II FPGA |
Mark Bowers |
Summer 2010 (For fun) |
64-bit fixed point 3.62 (two's comp) |
640x480 8-bit 1-65535 |
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