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Move Over Moore's Law, Make Way For Huang's Law (ieee.org)

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

Tekla Perry writes: Are graphics processors a law unto themselves? Nvidia's Jensen Huang says a 25-times speedup over five years is evidence that they are. He calls this the 'supercharged law,' and says it's time to start counting advances on multiple fronts, including architecture, interconnects, memory technology, and algorithms, not just circuits on a chip.

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  1. Re:we kind of have by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 3, Funny

    >> So how do you pronounce "hobbiests"?

    The same way Gandalf did. Duh.

  2. Re:Everyone gets a law now by tomhath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone gets a law now

    Yes, that's the well known "Anonymous Coward's Law".