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Subnormals are a dirty hack to squeeze a bit more breathing space around zero for people who really need it. They aren't even really supported in hardware. Usin

by hoseja 2y ago

Subnormals are a dirty hack to squeeze a bit more breathing space around zero for people who really need it. They aren't even really supported in hardware. Using them in normal contexts is usually an error.

pclmulqdq 2y ago
As of 2025, they finally have hardware support from Intel and AMD. IIRC it took until Zen 2 and Ice Lake to do this.
- hoseja 2y ago
  Oh joy! Just in time for all computation to move to GPUs running eight-bit "floats".