Re:Demystifying NPUs: Questions and Answers
by smcin on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @06:33PM
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> I question how many people are even aware the G is supposed to stand for Graphics anymore.
Most people aren't aware, because the industry never called attention to the morphng definition of GPU.
At that, CPUs aren't Central (for large-scale array-oriented computing workloads) anymore either. (They still are for enterprise or web workloads. Or, they're "Central" in terms of coordinating GPUs and moving data around. But no longer "Central" in terms of "does most of the computing".)
Most people aren't aware, because the industry never called attention to the morphng definition of GPU.
At that, CPUs aren't Central (for large-scale array-oriented computing workloads) anymore either. (They still are for enterprise or web workloads. Or, they're "Central" in terms of coordinating GPUs and moving data around. But no longer "Central" in terms of "does most of the computing".)