4 ms·
And it is, in a way. At least to me. Would you rather have a burnt on silicon algorithm for video/encryption decoding or a 10X faster general purpose CPU that
by tambourine_man 7y ago
And it is, in a way. At least to me.
Would you rather have a burnt on silicon algorithm for video/encryption decoding or a 10X faster general purpose CPU that can do that and everything else?
- kec 7y agoI think you underestimate just how much faster and more energy efficient hardware acceleration can make certain tasks, the savings can be far in excess of 10x.
- tambourine_man 7y agoYou may underestimate the exponential function :) We where doubling our performance every year or two. For decades.
- erikpukinskis 7y agoWe were also watching 160x240 video clips.
- imtringued 7y agoThat doubling applies to any sillicon circuit, not just CPUs.
- tambourine_man 7y agoOf course it does, and your point is?
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]