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xnx 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Hyperscalers have already outspent most famous US ...

> Those GPUs will be used for much longer than 6 years

Will it be worth the cost of electricity to run them if the flops/watt of newer chips is lower?

brookst 6 months ago [–]

If demand is less than supply, definitely not.

If every latest-gen is booked solid and there is still unmet demand, why would you decommission?

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