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New Chinese GPU Maker Moore Threads Unveils the MTT S60 GPU

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Re: New Chinese GPU Maker Moore Threads Unveils the MTT S60 GPU

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Post by MangoCoffee »

FpUser wrote: post #58
ferminaut wrote: post #47

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there is no price, there is no power usage, the rated fp32 is roughly on par with a video card that is 6 years old now. unless it's crazy efficient (at 12nm I doubt it), I wouldnt say it's competing with the giants.

If available and priced attractively I would very much buy this card. I never buy top of the line graphics cards but the equivalent of 1060-1070 works just fine for my needs. And I bet that there are enough people all over the world in the same position. I think it is a competition assuming they do not fold. Also it is a startup. If they do not go down for one or another reason nothing precludes them from going highe…

>If available and priced attractively

i'm thinking the same. the game that i play now is either wow or hearthstone which isn't very graphic intensive. i think this card if price cheaply can be use for casual gaming and workstation (maybe?)

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Post by speed_spread »

WithinReason wrote: post #8
Retric wrote: post #7

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Many of those core GPU patients must be expiring right now. The GeForce 4 is 20 years old at this point, and many newer technologies are going to have significantly older patents.

That's right, but then you're building a GPU with 20 year old tech

Even with 20 year old design, you'd be using modern process which in itself should make room for significant improvements in scaling, frequency and power usage.

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Post by bsder »

t0suj4 wrote: post #44
dataangel wrote: post #34

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Time limited "rent seeking" that feeds the technologists necessary to develop the technology. In the absence of IP businesses just rely on obfuscation to try to get the same effect, except now you don't have a patent application to read and can't take someone to court for stealing your years of research.

Except that it is used now to drive companies out of business. I honestly think that it has done more damage than benefit. IMO If the funds used to prevent people from applying technology would be used to fund research instead, the gains would net at least zero. Right now the benefits are localized to jurisdictions that don't care about IP. It is impossible to measure how much could have been gained from businesses t…

> I honestly think that it has done more damage than benefit.

Then you will wind up with the Chitu/Chitubox issue where everybody puts encryption chips into their stuff to lock it down.

Moving everything to the cloud wasn't just about developer convenience. It had the side benefit for companies that their software couldn't be pirated anymore.

Re: New Chinese GPU Maker Moore Threads Unveils the MTT S60 GPU

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Post by linuxbo »

zitterbewegung wrote: post #76

If it performs similar to a 1060 or 1070 gpu from MVIDIA and has an appropriate price point people who want to create a budget gaming computer would be an appropriate target market.

Why did you call if Mvidia?

As a proud owner of a 1070ti, I don't think that's the budget gaming computer.

Re: New Chinese GPU Maker Moore Threads Unveils the MTT S60 GPU

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Post by FpUser »

MangoCoffee wrote: post #71
FpUser wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If available and priced attractively I would very much buy this card. I never buy top of the line graphics cards but the equivalent of 1060-1070 works just fine for my needs. And I bet that there are enough people all over the world in the same position. I think it is a competition assuming they do not fold. Also it is a startup. If they do not go down for one or another reason nothing precludes them from going highe…

>If available and priced attractively i'm thinking the same. the game that i play now is either wow or hearthstone which isn't very graphic intensive. i think this card if price cheaply can be use for casual gaming and workstation (maybe?)

It would run most of the games just fine. Sure heavy games would not be able to run at the highest settings but then again not that many people would care. And the ones who do can always splurge some megabucks on high end nVidia / AMD.

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Post by neogodless »

wang_li wrote: post #48
throwaway4good wrote: post #27

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Even if relies on TSMC and IP-blocks purchased from other companies - it is still cool that a 2-year old startup can create graphics card that appears to compete with what giants like NVDIA and AMD are offering.

Except it’s three or four generations behind in performance. The article compares it to a 1060 from Nvidia.

According to Steam Survey, the 1060 is the most popular GPU in use today.

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Post by xtian »

cscurmudgeon wrote: post #24
qiskit wrote: post #23

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Hope so. IP is rent seeking and should be abolished. Or china might as well demand everyone pay IP for firecrackers or paper. India, middle east, ASENA, africa, etc should steal as much IP as they can and develop. Just like china did. Just like the US did. Just like everyone did.

Should Russia also do the same? Going back a year, would a similar statement apply to Russia too?

Yes, they should, and there’s good odds they will.
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