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Re:Intel to drop the “I” moniker in upcoming CPU rebrand by leetcrew on Sunday April 30, 2023 @11:52PM (#35768933)
> But at least you know a 3080 is two generations newer than a 1080. Compared to the seemingly random numbers on CPUs it’s simple.

CPU SKUs work exactly the same way? intel has gone longer than nvidia without restarting the numbering, so they need two digits instead of one.

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Re:Intel to drop the “I” moniker in upcoming CPU rebrand by alpaca128 on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:29AM (#35769658)
"i7-6700" could also be "6700" without any loss of information if the numbering follows a consistent system. Instead it's needlessly verbose so everyone just shortens it to "i7" which carries little information.

> intel has gone longer than nvidia without restarting the numbering, so they need two digits instead of one.

Nvidia started the current numbering with 200 almost at the same time, with the 10XX series they added a fourth digit.

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