3 ms·
> Software and hardware from competitors will catch up, crunching 4/8/16 bit width numbers is no rocket science. I made the mistake of buying an A770 from Inte
by johnvanommen 3y ago
> Software and hardware from competitors will catch up, crunching 4/8/16 bit width numbers is no rocket science.
I made the mistake of buying an A770 from Intel, based on the spec sheet. Hardware is comparable to what Nvidia is selling, for 70% of the price.
It's basically a useless paperweight. The AI software crashes constantly, and when it's not crashing, it performs at half the level of Nvidia's cards.
Turns out that drivers and software compatibility are a big deal, and Intel is way way behind in that arena.
- epolanski 3y agoSure, but there's lots of room for improvement and plenty of financial benefits to do so.
- andromeduck 3y agoThe problem is HW companies like Intel are dominated by EEs and bean counters. Both see software as cost center.
- geodel 3y agoIts similar story with iPhone/ iOS vs Android. Endless talk about how Android is about to get so much better in performance compared to iPhone didn't yield much. I guess lately people have accepted perf will never match up. At least Android massive market share in rest of the world so with perf/pricing/compatibily/ localization it will remain competitive in some sense. I hope but do really foresee that AI/ML systems will have similar competitive stack like Nvidia.
- callalex 3y agoI haven’t crossed over to the other side in a while, what do you find lacking in Android performance? I was under the impression that these days it’s solidly in “good enough not to notice” territory.
- ant6n 3y agoHas it been improving?