• TheGreyGhost@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    Considering that you can buy some Raspberry Pi micro computers (these are ARM architecture computers) for less than €100 that are performance competitive with a lot of existing hardware; this idea would make a ton of sense for Europe to implement. I think Europe could probably start designing and manufacturing chips locally within 2 to 5 years on the low end 5 to 10 years on the high end.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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      7 days ago

      ARM and RISC are not equal. The fastest current RISC CPU is an absolute potato. Then you’ve got ARM-based chips way faster than a Pi. Then there’s silicone like the M4. It’s a big uphill for RISC, which is why this, and the investments from the Chinese, are good but longer-term plays.

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        7 days ago

        The question should be then what ARM CPU compares to current RISC-V best CPU and see the gap in years.

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          6 days ago

          This would be hard to quantify. A year of work one year ago would take significantly less time now since the knowledge exists.

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            6 days ago

            I’m talking about “X OSS software in version Y needed Z second to do this precise job”. Not “compare MFLOPS”.