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I don't see the point of adding to the confusion. They've been called GPUs for ever, everybody agrees on the term, why not continue to use it?
by joelthelion 9y ago
I don't see the point of adding to the confusion. They've been called GPUs for ever, everybody agrees on the term, why not continue to use it?
- DaiPlusPlus 9y agoI like the term "GPGPU" (General-Purpose Graphics Processing Unit) as it's at least explicit about its general-usefulness.
- function_seven 9y agoEh, that seems like it’s intended for general purpose graphics (i.e. 2D business applications vs “special purpose” 3D, gaming, VR, etc.)
- roel_v 9y agoNo. For many years now, gpgpu has meant 'using gpu's for non-graphics calculations'.
- function_seven 9y agoUnderstood. I’m just commenting on the name in a vacuum. If it’s supposed to mean use for non-graphics calculations, it’s confusing to have “graphics” in the name.
- intoverflow2 9y agoIt's the exact opposite of general purpose though, it's several specific purposes.
- kajecounterhack 9y agoNo, it's several specific purposes that heavily use the provided general primitives. There's nothing stopping more things from using it, which makes it general. You don't call your PC a specific purpose computer just because all you do is use google chrome.