The next logical step of the current GPU development

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    406 days ago

    We’ll soon be plugging the motherboard into the GPU instead of the other way around.

    Entirely new form factors to accommodate the ever increasingly large GPUs.

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      6 days ago

      I’ve been surprised at the lack of socketed GPUs ever since AMD and ATI merged.

      I would love to have dual-socket motherboard with an Epyc in one socket and a Radeon in the other.

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        5 days ago

        The issue with that design is that the PCIe standard would be replaced with something proprietary.

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          15 days ago

          It would be connected via Infinity Fabric, just like Epyc CPUs in dual-socket boards, as well as the interconnect between CPU and GPU chiplets in APUs, already are. Why would that be bad?

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            15 days ago

            I’m not too well-versed with server-grade hardware but my concern is that it would end up somewhat like Intel’s (consumer) CPU sockets: Changing every 2 years to ensure you need to purchase new motherboards when upgrading.

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      86 days ago

      Meanwhile, my PC is smaller than it’s ever been even with the largest GPU I’ve ever owned.