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0 pointskimixa1y ago0 comments

I know it (the A100) at least has the texture pipeline too, so it's certainly got more "Graphics" optimized parts than this.

Really nomenclature is a mess, everyone hops on the next big term until you're not sure what it means anymore.

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Dalewyn1y ago

GPU as a term lost meaning when it changed to Generative Processing Unit from General Processing Unit some time in the last couple years.

And no, GPGPU is a bloody stupid term.

MeImCounting1y ago

I thought GPU stood for Graphics Processing Unit. Is this not the case?

Dalewyn1y ago

It used to. Some time in the mid 2010s it changed to General Processing Unit, driven by things like PhysX, crowdsourced protein crunching efforts like Folding@Home, and particularly the cryptocurrency mining boom.

Now we're in the 2020s and GPUs are all about being Generative Processing Units thanks to the "AI" craze.

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rfrey1y ago

Feel free to link to one academic paper or news article that uses this term. Google couldn't find one, perhaps you can.

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0 pointskimixa1y ago0 comments

I know it (the A100) at least has the texture pipeline too, so it's certainly got more "Graphics" optimized parts than this.

Really nomenclature is a mess, everyone hops on the next big term until you're not sure what it means anymore.

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Dalewyn1y ago

GPU as a term lost meaning when it changed to Generative Processing Unit from General Processing Unit some time in the last couple years.

And no, GPGPU is a bloody stupid term.

MeImCounting1y ago

I thought GPU stood for Graphics Processing Unit. Is this not the case?

Dalewyn1y ago

Now we're in the 2020s and GPUs are all about being Generative Processing Units thanks to the "AI" craze.

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rfrey1y ago

Feel free to link to one academic paper or news article that uses this term. Google couldn't find one, perhaps you can.

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