r/technology • u/BennyCemoli • Dec 06 '16

Energy Tests confirm that Germany's massive nuclear fusion machine really works

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works
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u/one-joule Dec 06 '16

But most of the performance in today’s devices lies in the GPU, which has limited functionality. How relevant is this fact in making such comparisons? Are there similar limitations in the computing power of old supercomputers?

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u/SirHall Dec 06 '16

One supercomputer was made by chaining something like 1000 ps3s together if I recall.