A GPU more likely would give performance that’s independent of the pattern and that has constant stepping time, but given the existence of Hashlife (https://en.

A GPU more likely would give performance that’s independent of the pattern and that has constant stepping time, but given the existence of Hashlife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashlife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashlife), I don’t think it’s a given that a GPU would provide the ultimate in performance.