New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial boost in efficiency

Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo... by ebalit on Friday January 15, 2021 @05:26AM (#25789143)

Not commenting on Moore's law, but I don't see how the last part is true when GPU have become a main component of personal computing. They are in fact becoming more and more important with the need for AI inference and always more demanding rendering tasks (both in resolution and frame rate).

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Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo... by Jweb_Guru on Friday January 15, 2021 @09:03AM (#25791020)

The vast majority of software isn't written for the GPU. That's still true today, and it will likely be true in ten years as well. Unless we reach a point where that changes (and most software can fit its restricted paradigm), we should compare apples to apples. If we were talking solely about GPU performance, I would be more inclined to agree with claims about "80x more processing power than 10 years ago" etc, though.

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Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo... by ebalit on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @06:47AM (#25832503)

Apple GUI frameworks enable them to rely heavily on the GPU, and the smooth and slick GUI are definitely a big part of their value proposition. While I agree that the business logic of most apps aren't using the GPU for compute, I think most app will have a rendering side where it is important.

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