os that rather uses the gpu?

[Jordon Bedwell]

On 7/13/2010 8:15 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 13 July 2010 21:46, Jozsi Avadkan <jozsi.avadkan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Does someone know a distribution/operating system, that rather uses the
>> GPU for "working", not the CPU? [by default]
>>
>> Or this solution is still in the "beginning part"?
>>
>> Thanks for any tips, link, suggestions.
> 
> Not possible. CPUs are *central* processing units for a reason:
> because they are generalised processors that can do anything. GPUs are
> *graphics* processing units, modern ones being designed to do 3D
> modelling in hardware. This means they can do certain types of
> mathematical operation very fast, but it doesn't mean that they are
> replacement CPUs or better than CPUs in general.
> 
> It's like keen darts players: they can subtract down from 501 to zero
> very quickly, but it doesn't mean they're good at arithmetic: many can
> only add 3 numbers of 1-20 and 2x and 3x those numbers, 25 and 50,
> nothing else, and they can't multiply or divide worth a damn. They are
> practiced at one task.
> 
> GPUs are not some miracle new device. They're not wonder-processors
> that are better than "boring old x86" chips. It doesn't work like
> that. The x86 is a far more versatile, elaborate and clever device,
> with years of brilliant design going into it; GPUs are one-trick
> ponies. Great for that one trick, completely useless for anything
> else.
> 
> Ignore the hype. Just because certain types of math can now be done on
> GPUs does not mean GPUs are the future or are going to change
> computing.
> 

That's not what Intel and Nvidia said.

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Jordon Bedwell
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