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Not now obviously as it is not mainstream yet, but AVX512 makes developer's life way easier than older AVX sets. So I see no reason why game engine developers w
by bitL 7y ago
Not now obviously as it is not mainstream yet, but AVX512 makes developer's life way easier than older AVX sets. So I see no reason why game engine developers wouldn't use them in the future. For now only some server-specific workloads use AVX512.
- reitzensteinm 7y agoIt's going to be a long, long time - at least a decade. I'd go as far as to say "never" is plausible, depending on how ARM penetration plays out. If the consoles go ARM before AVX-512 has been standard on new PCs for years, it may just not be worth it.
- throwaway2048 7y agoExcept it dosent because there are 4+ mutually incompatible versions of AVX instruction sets. Gotta love the price segmentation.
- gigatexal 7y agoAnd AVX512L should further improve that.