Re:The Looming Battle Over AI Chips
by MR4D on Sunday April 22, 2018 @04:54AM
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Back in the day, there was a 386. And also a 387 coprocessor to have the tougher math bits.
Then came a 486 and it got integrated again.
But during that time, the GPU split off. Companies like ATI and S3 began to dominate, and anyone wanting a computer with decent graphics had one of these chips in their computer.
Fast forward several years, and Intel again would bring specialized circuitry back into their main chips, although this time for video.
Now we are just seeing the same thing again, but this time it’s an offshoot of the GPU instead of the CPU. Seems like the early 1990’s again, but the acronyms are different.
Then came a 486 and it got integrated again.
But during that time, the GPU split off. Companies like ATI and S3 began to dominate, and anyone wanting a computer with decent graphics had one of these chips in their computer.
Fast forward several years, and Intel again would bring specialized circuitry back into their main chips, although this time for video.
Now we are just seeing the same thing again, but this time it’s an offshoot of the GPU instead of the CPU. Seems like the early 1990’s again, but the acronyms are different.
Should be fun to watch.