technology is still advancing
Actually not really: performance per watt of the high end stuff has been stagnating since Ampere generation. NVidia hides it by changing models in its benchmarks or advertising raw performance without power figures.
Comment on Chips aren’t improving like they used to, and it’s killing game console price cuts
heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
This article doesn’t factor in the new demand that is gobbling up all the CPU and GPU production: Ai server farms. For example, Nvidia, that was once only making graphic cards for gamers, has been trying to keep up with global demand for Ai. The whole market is different, then toss tarrifs and the rest of top.
I wouldn’t blame moores law death, technology is still advancing, but per usual, based on demand.
nlgranger@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Idk, seems like Germany is making progress.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
AI has nothing to do with it. Die shrinks were the reason for “slim” consoles and big price drops in the past. Die shrinks are basically a thing of the past now.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Not exactly, but smaller nodes are getting really expensive. So they could make a “slim” version with a lower power unit, but it would likely cost more than the original.