From a design standpoint, I can imagine a GPU that donates its power to the CPU would be a nightmare. It violates the fundamental tenet that everything should do one thing and do it well. OTOH, that tenet focuses on simplicity and maintainability over performance. Is such a tradeoff worth it?
Slashdot Mirror
Translation:
5. BSD is dying
6. First Post
7. You have made a mistake. (Your falt.)
8. Your mistake is that nobody on slashdot has a girlfriend.
Blake
From a design standpoint, I can imagine a GPU that donates its power to the CPU would be a nightmare. It violates the fundamental tenet that everything should do one thing and do it well. OTOH, that tenet focuses on simplicity and maintainability over performance. Is such a tradeoff worth it?