http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/04/27/what-is-a-gpu-and-why-is-it-important/ Oh please, not another Mac bigot Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:02:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/04/27/what-is-a-gpu-and-why-is-it-important/#comment-1732 8 Disruptive Technology Changes | HaveMacWillBlog (aka Robin Bloor’s Blog) Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:42:32 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/04/27/what-is-a-gpu-and-why-is-it-important/#comment-1732 [...] This strongly relates to the previous multicore disruption. Nvidia believes that the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) will absorb the CPU in the coming years. Clearly, that would rain on Intel’s parade in no uncertain terms, and of course, the sun would shine like a diamond on Nvidia’s parade. Nvidia has a point though. As interfaces increase in sophistication it’s the GPU that does most of the work, the CPU having topped out quite a while ago. As far as I can see there’s no reason not to put a few x86 core onto a GPU and make the CPU disappear, as in a magic trick. For further details read What is a GPU and Why is it Important? [...] [...] This strongly relates to the previous multicore disruption. Nvidia believes that the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) will absorb the CPU in the coming years. Clearly, that would rain on Intel’s parade in no uncertain terms, and of course, the sun would shine like a diamond on Nvidia’s parade. Nvidia has a point though. As interfaces increase in sophistication it’s the GPU that does most of the work, the CPU having topped out quite a while ago. As far as I can see there’s no reason not to put a few x86 core onto a GPU and make the CPU disappear, as in a magic trick. For further details read What is a GPU and Why is it Important? [...]

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