Comment by hackerInnen
2 months ago
This. While I doubt that there will be a good (whatever that means) desktop risc-v CPU anytime soon, I do think that it will eventually catch up in embedded systems and special applications. Maybe even high core count servers.
It just takes time, people who believe in it and tons of money. Will see where the journey goes, but I am a big risc-v believer
Why? They have yet to show anything to believe in except perhaps the embedded space.
You think Meta bought Rivos to work on embedded?
You think the Alibaba C930 CPU is for embedded? 15 SPECint2006 / GHz
Or that the Tenstorrent Ascaclon will be? 18 SPECint2006 / GHz
Even the SpacemiT K3 has better AI performance than an Apple Silicon M4.
And RISC-V chips released this year are 2-4 times faster than last year. RISC-V is not the fastest ISA but it is improving the fastest.
With so many companies backing RISC-V, why would I bet against it?