Andrew Feldman

So we knew that this new problem would present an opportunity for massive change.

So we knew that this new problem would present an opportunity for massive change.

So we saw that.

So we saw that.

We made two bets.

We made two bets.

The first was dedicated silicon would be the answer.

The first was dedicated silicon would be the answer.

The second was it couldn't look like a GPU.

The second was it couldn't look like a GPU.

And our view as computer architects is if you want to be 20 times better than somebody, your architecture can't look like them.

And our view as computer architects is if you want to be 20 times better than somebody, your architecture can't look like them.

It can't.

It can't.

They have enjoyed and eaten all the low-hanging fruit.

They have enjoyed and eaten all the low-hanging fruit.

So if you build a GPU, the odds that you're better than NVIDIA and RV are approximately zero.

So if you build a GPU, the odds that you're better than NVIDIA and RV are approximately zero.

That led us to a fundamentally different architecture.

That led us to a fundamentally different architecture.