Senior TSMC executive said that surging electricity demands from AI are making energy efficiency rather than computing power the main constraint shaping future computer chip development
Posted by sr_local@reddit | hardware | View on Reddit | 8 comments
FastHotEmu@reddit
why should we believe someone so biased??
hackenclaw@reddit
if you got tons of chip sitting in warehouse waiting to power up.
it is much better to power up more chips for more compute at the best performance/watt curve than having a few chips consuming 70% more power chasing the last 20% performance.
FastHotEmu@reddit
your statement in absolutely no way shape or form answers my question
elkond@reddit
because samsung's and intel's new processes target the same thing tsmc does
FastHotEmu@reddit
so you are saying we should believe him because he is biased? huh?
autogyrophilia@reddit
This has been true since way before the AI curve.
Both the mobility segment and the Datacenter segment value it very highly. Leaving only the small slice of enthusiast hardware willing to compromise power for performance.
Haunting-Public-23@reddit
For many PCMR-types performance per watt does not matter.
Benchmark-making raw performance is paramount.
I pay ₱15.55/kWh (US$0.25/kWh) of power monthly and that sucks nuts.
autogyrophilia@reddit
That's not so bad on absolute terms, but of course relative to local salaries.
But make no mistake, gaming consuming 50W more or less is not very significant. I worry more about having a small space heater on the room.