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by devnullbrain 851 days ago
>when AVX is used

spoiler: it isn't
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StressedDev 850 days ago
Then why did Intel and AMD add it to their chips? My guess is AVX is used for when it is worth the effort. If I had to guess, it is used for scientific computing, maybe video processing (as in movies, TV, etc.), maybe audio processing, etc.
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