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by rasz 544 days ago
>Intel C/C++ Compiler that favored Intel

Thats where Nvidia learned to "optimize" Cuda software path. Single threaded x87 FPU on SSE2 capable CPUs.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/07/did-nvidia-cripple-it...

https://www.realworldtech.com/physx87/3/ "For Nvidia, decreasing the baseline CPU performance by using x87 instructions and a single thread makes GPUs look better."

They doubled down that approach with 'GameWorks' crippling performance on non Nvidia GPUs, Nvidia paid studios for including GameWorks in their games.