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That RK has a ( currently ) under utilized NPU on it. That is where i was headed, i agree the GPU is not up for that task, but its NPU fills that gap. While T/NPUs are mainly geared towards AI and not Crypto, they can do both as it is similar. Of course, in crypto if its not ASIC you are peeing in the ocean at this point. And in AI wrld, N/TPU is that asic component.
A100s are basically 100% GPU . As is the older Tesla i have. Their host PC is just there for i/o really.
My lite coin miners, similar, they are 100% ASIC with a tiny arm board for i/o to the real world.
Thu Nov 23 2023 13:11:12 EST from IGnatius T Foobar*cough* RK3588 *cough* :)
Yes, I absolutely adore my RK3588 with the CPU and GPU on the same die, but that's not what I was referring to here.
When doing math-heavy jobs such as cryptomining and "AI" inference, it's all about the GPU density, the CPU is just there as an orchestrator and it isn't doing much other than feeding data to the workers. And so there are now modules (I'll find a spec for one if I can) that are basically all GPU, with some memory on the board, and a few ARM cores, to make it a "full" computer instead of a peripheral that needs to be installed "in" a computer.
That RK has a ( currently ) under utilized NPU on it. That is where i was headed, i agree the GPU is not up for that task, but its NPU fills that gap. While T/NPUs are mainly geared towards AI and not Crypto, they can do both as it is similar. Of course, in crypto if its not ASIC you are peeing in the ocean at this point. And in AI wrld, N/TPU is that asic component.
The purpose of an onboard NPU is for "them" to eavesdrop your device downstream of any end-to-end encrypted apps you might be using.
That's why the case for open source operating systems is stronger than ever. Unless you trust Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the CIA/CCP ... :)
Nah, its just an ASIC component on chip to do dedicated neural calculations faster than with a CPU/GPU.
Now if you want to talk about some of the software that is being bundled with windows that uses it to speed things up, sure, but an NPU/TPU on its own, is just some go-fast silicon.
Wed Jun 26 2024 14:37:35 EDT from IGnatius T FoobarThat RK has a ( currently ) under utilized NPU on it. That is where i was headed, i agree the GPU is not up for that task, but its NPU fills that gap. While T/NPUs are mainly geared towards AI and not Crypto, they can do both as it is similar. Of course, in crypto if its not ASIC you are peeing in the ocean at this point. And in AI wrld, N/TPU is that asic component.
The purpose of an onboard NPU is for "them" to eavesdrop your device downstream of any end-to-end encrypted apps you might be using.
That's why the case for open source operating systems is stronger than ever. Unless you trust Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the CIA/CCP ... :)
Seems like an odd statement, attitude. Its not like its a car or something. Just hope hes not thinking a government controlled crypto supply/distribution is a good thing. Its not.
"Donald Trump Says He Wants All Remaining Bitcoin to Be 'Made in USA'"
lol
But always remember the best sarcasm is based on fact...
Sun Jul 21 2024 12:45:45 EDT from nonservatorLife imitates the Babylon Bee more every day
Life imitates the Babylon Bee more every day
Yes. In fact, I think "Life imitates the Babylon Bee" ought to be the new, updated, more accurate version of "Life imitates Idiocracy".
And we know that Seth Dillon will likely never fall from grace like Phil Vischer.