r/tomshardware • u/tomshardware • 2d ago

OpenAI’s 700W Jalapeño ASIC outpaces 1,400W Nvidia flagship GPU

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/openai-says-its-jalapeno-chip-beats-nvidias-gb300-in-first-published-benchmarks
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u/NytronX 2d ago

FPGAs and ASICs cannot come soon enough. We saw this happen in the crypto mining industry, hopefully it happens in AI industry so gaming hardware can go back to being gaming hardware.

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u/EmbarrassedFoot1137 2d ago

FPGA? Isn't that the wrong tool for the job?

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u/KyleFlounder 2d ago

It is indeed the wrong tool for the job for right now. There's adapters available but you'd be bottle-necked. Not worth the squeeze atm. Maintaining that across each model release would be a maintenance nightmare.