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MetaComputing Launches 45-TOPS Arm Linux-Ready PC Powered by CIX CP8180 (linuxgizmos.com)
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[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

An... AI PC? As in a neural engine or something? Will it help with running LLMs? I'm not sure what that is.

Now I have to look up what an NPU is, what it does and what it's for. Completely new territory for me. I thought it was all CPUs and GPUs, maybe specialized hardware for mining crypto but NPUs?

[-] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 1 month ago

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

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

That sounds limited to LLMs.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 6 points 1 month ago

all machine learning is basically just matrix math.

[-] aqua_cat@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

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