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codedokode on Dec 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Whisper: Nvidia RTX 4090 vs. M1 Pro with MLX

I think that 4090 has 16000 ALUs, not "cores" (let's call a component capable to execute instructions independently from others, a "core"). And M1 Max probably has more than 1 ALU in every core, otherwise it resembles an ancient GPU.

rsynnott on Dec 13, 2023 [–]

Yeah; 'core' is a pretty meaningless term when it comes to GPUs, or at least it's meaningless outside the context of a particular architecture.

We may just be thankful that this particular bit of marketing never caught on for CPUs.

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