Re:Nvidia CEO Introduces Nvidia Ampere Architecture, Nvidia ...
by ksec on Friday May 15, 2020 @06:52AM
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I have been stating similar thing on GPU for a very long time.
The GPU hardware is ( comparatively ) simple.
It is the software that sets GPU vendors apart. For Gaming, that is Drivers. For Compute that is CUDA.
On a relative scale, getting a decent GPU design may have a difficulty of 1, getting a decent Drivers to work well on all existing software is 10, getting the whole ecosystem system around your Drivers / CUDA + Hardware is likely in the range of 50 to 100.
As far as I can tell, under Jensen's leadership, the chance of AMD or even Intel to shake up Nvidia's grasp in this domain is partially zero in the foreseeable future.
That is speaking as an AMD shareholder and really wants AMD to compete.
The GPU hardware is ( comparatively ) simple.
It is the software that sets GPU vendors apart. For Gaming, that is Drivers. For Compute that is CUDA.
On a relative scale, getting a decent GPU design may have a difficulty of 1, getting a decent Drivers to work well on all existing software is 10, getting the whole ecosystem system around your Drivers / CUDA + Hardware is likely in the range of 50 to 100.
As far as I can tell, under Jensen's leadership, the chance of AMD or even Intel to shake up Nvidia's grasp in this domain is partially zero in the foreseeable future.
That is speaking as an AMD shareholder and really wants AMD to compete.