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Re:Nvidia is reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ to buy ARM for m... by mumblemumble on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:37PM (#24010406)
GPUs do have ISAs. It's just that they're typically hidden behind drivers that provide a more standardized API.
Re:Nvidia is reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ to buy ARM for m... by mhh__ on Friday July 31, 2020 @03:23PM (#24012797)
Of course they have ISAs, my point is that the economics of standardization around a single ISA a la RISC-V isn't as good by virtue of the way we use GPUs on today's computers. You could make GPU-V but why would a manufacturer use it