Why can’t GPU clockspeeds match CPU clockspeeds?
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A CPU is like having 4 ultra smart PhDs working on a math problem. A GPU is like having an army of middle schoolers work on a problem. As you can see, either has its use. If you had to do an extremely long and convoluted sequence of operations, best give it to a really fast group of PhDs. If you need to do a million arithmetic problems, best divide it across an army of high schoolers. This is roughly what happens in computing – GPUs are very useful where you need many operations (each individual one being relatively easy. Like matrix operations, which you see a lot in graphics and AI) being done en masse, parallely. CPUs are useful for programs where you need to blitz through a sequence of events, even if that sequence might be long.
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