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If FPGAs are competitive on perf/watt, why aren't they more widespread (other than crap software tooling)? Honestly I've asked different hardware researchers t
by _hark 1y ago
If FPGAs are competitive on perf/watt, why aren't they more widespread (other than crap software tooling)?
Honestly I've asked different hardware researchers this question and they all seem to give different answers.
- irq-1 1y agoThey're competitive on perf/watt because they're designed to do one thing. But they're much more expensive than an ASIC, which, if also designed to do one thing would be better than the FPGA.