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A decade ago I figured we be at 100 cores by now, didn't count on using quantum computing instead of adding more cores. Of course you cannot compare 10 cores in
by GotAnyMegadeth 14y ago
A decade ago I figured we be at 100 cores by now, didn't count on using quantum computing instead of adding more cores.
Of course you cannot compare 10 cores in 2013 to 10 cores in 2023, way more efficient per core with the right code.
- marshray 14y agoBut we are well over 100 cores right now ... on GPUs. Yes, they're sort of different animals. This is what change looks like. Our intuition can be correct yet we still have to be open enough to recognize it when we it actually happens. OTOH, quantum computers continue to not ship as a product.
- wmf 14y agoNot really; GPUs have have hundreds of "cores" but only 8-16 cores.
- bunderbunder 14y ago> didn't count on using quantum computing instead of adding more cores. And you probably still shouldn't. Quantum computing only provides a speedup for a very specific set of problems. For the vast majority of everyday computing tasks, quantum computing offers no practical advantage over classical computing.