hari_a_s

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hari_a_s 8 Oct 2022 19:05 UTC
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on: How many GPUs does NVIDIA make?
You probably found this already, but the different dies are mentioned here under GPU chip: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/

The previous generation RTX 30xx series were on Samsung 8nm node while A100 used TSMC 7nm. RTX 40xx series is currently planned on TSMC 4nm. The only other company advertising a 4nm process node is Samsung but they seem to be having troubles:

… the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is essentially the original Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ported over from Samsung’s 4nm line over to one of TSMC’s 4nm lines. Under more normal circumstances, this kind of a shift would likely be unremarkable – or at most, an amusing exercise in looking for edge cases – however for Qualcomm’s flagship SoC, the matter is more significant.

While official sources and statements on the quality of Samsung’s 4nm process are few and far between, unofficially, it’s become clear that Samsung’s 4nm process hasn’t lived up to expectations. This has caused a cascading impact on the chips made on the process node, leading to the original Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 developing an affinity for power consumption, and Samsung’s own Exynos 2200 not faring any better. Conversely, by all accounts TSMC’s N4 process is looking great, with the optically shrunk node building off of TSMC’s already successful and very performant 5nm technologies. As a result of this performance gap between Samsung and TSMC’s 4nm nodes, Qualcomm is taking the unusual step of (essentially) porting their high-end SoC over to TSMC’s fab. Which, although not strictly necessary – Qualcomm carries a lot of momentum and the 8 Gen 1 has been selling well – is certainly a prudent move for the company. Qualcomm is facing especially stiff competition this generation from MediaTek, whose flagship-level Dimensity 9000 SoC was the lead product for TSMC’s 4nm node. And that leaves MediaTek with a distinct advantage against the original 8 Gen 1, one that Qualcomm would be very happy to nullify.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/17395/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-8-gen-1-moving-to-tsmc-for-more-speed-lower-power

The Apple A16 chip (the one in iPhone 14) would be the largest customer of TSMC 4nm by my guess. Very few chips use the 4nm process node.

The folks over at Anandtech might be able to answer this better. You could also try reaching out to Dr.Ian Cutress on Twitter.

hari_a_s 25 May 2022 17:48 UTC
6 points
on: What’s The Best Place to Look When You Have A Question About x?
Not a doctor, but my go-to for medical advice is:
- UpToDate
- “x Society Clinical Practice Guideline”
- Cochrane Reviews
and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements for information regarding nutrition/supplements.
I recently looked into buying SSDs in the 100s and the folks at r/NewMaxx helped a lot.

hari_a_s 18 Nov 2021 12:31 UTC
2 points
on: The Greedy Doctor Problem
A flat rate is independent of whether they diagnose anything, and they will behave randomly.
I don’t think I’ll assign a prior of zero for Human altruism. There are also other social aspects that you didn’t model, like status in society. A doctor who correctly diagnoses their patients would definitely have a higher status than a doctor who is random in their diagnosis. I like the idea behind this post, but this might work only for spherical chickens in a vacuum