C.01 — Gaussian 16 Revision
Gaussian 16 Revision C.01, released in July 2019, is a significant update focusing on expanded hardware support and refined computational accuracy. It notably introduced support for NVIDIA V100 (Volta) GPUs and required an upgrade to Linda 9.2 for network parallel processing. Key Technical Enhancements
3. Running a Job
Basic command:
g16 < input.com > output.log
: Parallel performance across large numbers of processors has been significantly tuned. This revision allows for more efficient scaling on clusters and multi-CPU workstations, reducing the computational bottleneck often found in large-scale DFT and post-Hartree-Fock jobs. Dynamic Task Allocation gaussian 16 revision c.01
Parallel Efficiency: Significant improvements were made to parallel performance on systems with large numbers of processors. Gaussian 16 Revision C
Gaussian 16 Revision C.01 is a maintenance and performance update for the Gaussian electronic structure modeling suite. This specific revision focuses on improving parallel efficiency and expanding hardware compatibility, particularly for High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments. Key Performance and Algorithm Improvements : Parallel performance across large numbers of processors
6. Known Limitations and Bugs in Rev C.01
No software is perfect. Despite its maturity, Rev C.01 has documented quirks: