I know the answer from Ai, but I don’t know the reason traditional processors can’t out perform a Nvida graphics card with 4 times the cores.

I looked at on of the graphics cards and it was $5,000.

But I think there is a demand here. If someone can utilize the traditional processors for better parallel processing than Nvida they would save the pc industry.

Of course I am not on board with Ai. It makes changes to the computer while you program with it. But I can’t ignore it. I just don’t understand why traditional processors can’t be as efficient.

8 hours ago, Trurl said:

I know the answer from Ai, but I don’t know the reason traditional processors can’t out perform a Nvida graphics card with 4 times the cores.

I looked at on of the graphics cards and it was $5,000.

But I think there is a demand here. If someone can utilize the traditional processors for better parallel processing than Nvida they would save the pc industry.

Of course I am not on board with Ai. It makes changes to the computer while you program with it. But I can’t ignore it. I just don’t understand why traditional processors can’t be as efficient.

It’s not 4x the cores

My mac’s CPU has 8 cores; I think their top of the line these days is 24.

According to Nvidia, a GPU has thousands. One thousand is more than 40x. (40 x 24 = 960)

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/why-gpus-are-great-for-ai/

So “thousands” would be ~100x the number of cores

1 hour ago, swansont said:

I think their top of the line these days is 24.

Not really. AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX has 96/192.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+Threadripper+PRO+9995WX&id=6693

1 hour ago, swansont said:

According to Nvidia, a GPU has thousands. One thousand is more than 40x. (40 x 24 = 960)

H100 i.e. what is used by ChatGPT has 16896 cores.

A100 has 6912 cores.

13 minutes ago, Sensei said:

Not really. AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX has 96/192.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+Threadripper+PRO+9995WX&id=6693

Are those used in Macs, as I had specified?

9 hours ago, Trurl said:

I looked at on of the graphics cards and it was $5,000.

Gfx for $5k is too weak. Such cards are used for bitcoin mining.

ChatGPT's A100 is for $10-20k and H100 is for $30-$40k

>= 30k of such A100/H100 is used simultaneously..

10 minutes ago, swansont said:

Are those used in Macs, as I had specified?

The best one as of 2026 from Mx line is this one:

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Apple+M5+Max+18+Core&id=7231

Total Cores: 18 Cores, 18 Threads

Primary Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 2.0 GHz Base, 4.6 GHz Turbo

Secondary Cores: 12 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.0 GHz Base, 4.3 GHz Turbo

It looks poor in comparison to multi-thread charts of the best AMD and Intel. 3x slower (173k vs 58k rank)

M5 only wins in single-thread charts. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

1 hour ago, Sensei said:

The best one as of 2026 from Mx line is this one:

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Apple+M5+Max+18+Core&id=7231

“M2 Ultra chip for phenomenal performance

24-core CPU”

https://www.adorama.com/apple-mac-pro-m2-ultra-chip-tower-desktop-computer/p/acz1jz000qr

4 hours ago, swansont said:

https://www.adorama.com/apple-mac-pro-m2-ultra-chip-tower-desktop-computer/p/acz1jz000qr

I think you've got the wrong page, because here we see some kind of carrot grater...

ps. But seriously M5 Max (release date March 2026) is newer and faster than M2 Ultra (released 2023)..

4 hours ago, swansont said:

“M2 Ultra chip for phenomenal performance 24-core CPU”

“Think differently” (which I interpret as: "think like an idiot")

Search for M5 and M2 on this list:

(they are in 1/3 of the page)

(just a few lines below M5 there is Intel for $420 and a bit below is AMD Ryzen 9 for $400)