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I don't think an NPU on a CPU will be 'gimmicky'. It could still offer real benefits for specific tasks.

I don't think an NPU on a CPU will be 'gimmicky'. It could still offer real benefits for specific tasks.

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99loic
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03-12-2020, 02:50 PM
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I have a ryzen 5600X right know and a RTX 3070. In the futur, I want to upgrade my pc to a Ryzen 8000 CPU + RTX 5070 (Zen 5 aka granite ridge). 99.99999999% chance that the new cpu from AMD wil have NPU, because right now the ryzen 8000G series (zen 4) have NPU. The question is do you think NPU will be a gimmic? for now most app are not ready for this, I think they wait for Windows 12 because Microsoft said that the next generation of windows will be focus of AI.
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99loic
03-12-2020, 02:50 PM #1

I have a ryzen 5600X right know and a RTX 3070. In the futur, I want to upgrade my pc to a Ryzen 8000 CPU + RTX 5070 (Zen 5 aka granite ridge). 99.99999999% chance that the new cpu from AMD wil have NPU, because right now the ryzen 8000G series (zen 4) have NPU. The question is do you think NPU will be a gimmic? for now most app are not ready for this, I think they wait for Windows 12 because Microsoft said that the next generation of windows will be focus of AI.

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03-19-2020, 09:39 AM
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It's just another unnecessary addition that consumes valuable space instead of improving performance with more cores, cache, or other features. It's frustrating, especially when they push for AI integration.
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03-19-2020, 09:39 AM #2

It's just another unnecessary addition that consumes valuable space instead of improving performance with more cores, cache, or other features. It's frustrating, especially when they push for AI integration.

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03-19-2020, 09:48 AM
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At CES they highlighted a significant announcement about Windows co-pilot, which already exists but functions more like an enhanced search bar. It’s hard to imagine how this will transform computing, but we’ll see what happens.
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03-19-2020, 09:48 AM #3

At CES they highlighted a significant announcement about Windows co-pilot, which already exists but functions more like an enhanced search bar. It’s hard to imagine how this will transform computing, but we’ll see what happens.

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03-24-2020, 09:11 PM
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Hard to say. Its an ASIC with no software today, because why would you write software when there is no ASIC to use it on. I wouldnt call it more of a gimmick then GPGPU was 20 years ago. Vista was the first OS that really used GPU acceleration in the GUI but most software didnt take advantage of it by default until 10 years ago. NPUs are only a gimmick in terms of they wont be capitlized on today as they launch. but they will in 5-10 years. so you will see large discrepancies in software in 10 years running on CPUs with NPUs and ones without that were coming out in 2024/2025.
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03-24-2020, 09:11 PM #4

Hard to say. Its an ASIC with no software today, because why would you write software when there is no ASIC to use it on. I wouldnt call it more of a gimmick then GPGPU was 20 years ago. Vista was the first OS that really used GPU acceleration in the GUI but most software didnt take advantage of it by default until 10 years ago. NPUs are only a gimmick in terms of they wont be capitlized on today as they launch. but they will in 5-10 years. so you will see large discrepancies in software in 10 years running on CPUs with NPUs and ones without that were coming out in 2024/2025.

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