• @DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works
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        33 days ago

        I suppose we reached 4096 CPU support before full screen Flash support, just in a different way. Maybe somebody who used Linux in the Flash era can comment if it ever was working well.

      • @wewbull@feddit.uk
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        3 days ago

        Not OP, but I doubt that’s what he meant. An APU still has a CPU and a GPU on it as separate things.

    • @wewbull@feddit.uk
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      93 days ago

      Probably never. Those 2048 cores are all separate threads. GPUs work with a cluster of cores all following a single thread of execution.

      MIMD Vs SIMD.

  • nanook
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    23 days ago

    Intel has been making CPUs with integrated GPUs for ages, i7-6700K with UHD630 graphics for example, the thing is they contain a very small number of shaders, etc, because there is only so much real-estate on a single die and these weren’t really intended for gaming, just providing enough GPU for a basic display, watch videos, etc.

    • @HotChickenFeet@sopuli.xyz
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      Can have a shared power envelope and naturally shares heat dissipation - which can both be limiters to simultaneously making full use of integrated graphics & CPU as well, even if the integrated graphics were powerful enough for gaming.