these are ASICs, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, emphasis on the SPECIFIC. It's a chip built specifically for Tensor Flow. Anytime you build a chip to

these are ASICs, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, emphasis on the SPECIFIC. It's a chip built specifically for Tensor Flow. Anytime you build a chip to handle a specific application you are going to see a significant performance improvement. You can move into a new apartment using a Honda Civic, but you are going to see considerable performance improvement using a vehicle designed specifically for moving.