NVIDIA To Push Into Supercomputing 103
RedEaredSlider writes "NVIDIA outlined a plan to become 'the computing company,' moving well beyond its traditional focus on graphics and into high-profile areas such as supercomputing. NVIDIA is making heavy investments in several fields. Its Tegra product will be featured in several mobile devices, including a number of tablets that have either hit the market already or are planned for release this year. Its GeForce lineup is gaming-focused while Quadro is all about computer-aided design workstations. The Tesla product line is at the center of NVIDIA's supercomputing push."
more nukes :/ (Score:3, Insightful)
I just hope enough nuclear power plants come online before their first supercomputer customer turns on a new rig. The latest GPUs already use more power than the hungriest Intel or AMD x86 ever did.
Re:more nukes :/ (Score:5, Insightful)
The latest GPUs already use more power than the hungriest Intel or AMD x86 ever did.
And when used for the types tasks designed, pump out 10x the performance for maybe twice or three times the power.
Re:Fuck you moderators (Score:4, Insightful)
I can NOT fucking believe there was not already a troll account called moderators long, long, LONG before UID 2M.
Re:Yet another reason to begrudge nVidia (Score:5, Insightful)
Gotta love the rabid GPL fans. The GPL doesn't mean freedom for everyone to do things the way you think they should be done.