_xjdr: TPUs performing well wasn't a given — time to look at v8s
_xjdr · x · 2026-09-24
xjdr commented that TPUs performing well now is unsurprising to him, but it wasn't a given — they underperformed for a while. He suggests it might be time to take a look at the v8s generation of Google's chips. The quoted post stresses the topic requires basic understanding of computer architecture.
An insider signal that Google's in-house silicon is strengthening its position in the training/inference race.
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