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What is a use case that justifies a Radeon RX 5000 GPU versus an Nvidia Pascal? The same mindset you are describing is a major reason why Deepseek was able to
by alephnerd 2y ago
What is a use case that justifies a Radeon RX 5000 GPU versus an Nvidia Pascal?
The same mindset you are describing is a major reason why Deepseek was able to "disrupt" the ML space.
At some point, just throwing more and more compute becomes a waste.
When building weapons systems, what matters is low unit costs and ease of replaceablity. This is the a major reason why most Defense (as well as Aerospace and Automotive) buyers tend to consolidate on older, cheaper, and more commodified processes
There are significant usecases for bleeding edge compute such as in Simulations (heavily used in Nuclear Research and Jet Engine design), but you can fight using legacy compute at scale and still turn the tides. Look at both Russia and Ukraine for example.
- bluGill 2y agoIf it wins the war it isn't a waste. Sometimes we can do better sometimes a lot of processing is needed. I refuse to limit the future which makes your question a stupid question. Maybe nothing will come up maybe it will.
- alephnerd 2y agoStop giving platitudes - answer the question, or don't bother replying to me at all.