- Published on May 23, 2024
- In Global Tech
‘AI Chips Will Eventually Replace GPUs and Even NVIDIA Knows This’
CUDA has bloated over the years into a pretty large monster that can do a lot of different things, but it's become very unwieldy.
- By Pritam Bordoloi
Graphics processing units (GPUs) may have become a coveted piece of hardware in the AI realm, yet their status as the most sought-after component may wane.
Unprecedented demand for GPUs has made NVIDIA a trillion-dollar company. However, even NVIDIA is starting to move away from what they originally created as a graphics chip, according to Keith Witek, chief operating officer at Tenstorrent.
“They're even moving their architecture towards the heterogeneous compute, which looks a bit more like a tensor computer.
“So yes, I think it will trend in that direction. And even the guys in the graphics business of AI are realising the benefits of drifting their architecture in that direction,” Witek told AIM in an exclusive interaction.
He advocates for system-on-chip (SoC)
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Pritam Bordoloi
I have a keen interest in creative writing and artificial intelligence. As a journalist, I deep dive into the world of technology and analyse how it’s restructuring business models and reshaping society.
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