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razing32 Jul 20, 2019

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Here's a question i have after 4 beers on a Friday evening.
What are the benefits of Sparc64 vs amd64/x86 ?
What processes/operations does it give a benefit on ?
Also is there a consumer grade version - or is there no point since it is ultra specialized for super computers.

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GustyGhost Jul 20, 2019

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If you can slap a GPU into a PCIe bus, then there isn't much that you couldn't also do on x86 (assuming the code is freely available. For proprietary programs, you're SoL.)

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Shmerl Jul 21, 2019

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There are no FOSS drivers for recent GPUs really. I'd say today it's just a fun architecture to poke at, but there are no practical benefits. Also, since Sun's demise, I don't think anyone is working on it.

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razing32 Jul 21, 2019

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Fair enough. Interesting takes.
Was curios if it's worth poking at , but if it's a dead end , oh well.

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