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MetaComputing Launches 45-TOPS Arm Linux-Ready PC Powered by CIX CP8180 (linuxgizmos.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social to c/linuxhardware@programming.dev

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[–] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

unless i'm misunderstanding it, an npu is a vector coprocessor without the graphics stuff

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That sounds limited to LLMs.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 5 points 2 months ago

all machine learning is basically just matrix math.

[–] aqua_cat@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There are some simulation and math scenarios where it can speed things up while using fraction of power a GPU would, but for general use it is not that usefull.