Turing Award Winner: TPU vs GPU vs CPU, Computer Architecture, RISC vs CISC | David Patterson
About this episode
Ryan Peterman interviews Turing Award winner David Patterson about computer architecture and his insights on GPUs, TPUs, and career advice.
David Patterson is a Turing Award winner famous for his contributions to computer architecture. I interviewed him about his past work, thoughts on GPU/TPUs and career advice from half a century of experience. • My ergonomic keyboard project I mentioned, you can follow along here: https://read.compose.llc/ • The Kickstarter page for it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanlpeterman/compose-simple-ergonomics-beautifully-done Podcast links: • YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pn4ZwlEh5nw • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835 • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/turing-award-winner-tpu-vs-gpu-vs?r=n49ky Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:42) RISC vs CISC (12:51) Compilers (17:38) GPUs (23:07) GPU vs TPU vs CPU (32:12) Is Moores law dead? (38:04) GPU benchmarks (41:40) How to have a bad career (49:59) Courage and optimism (55:56) Advice for his younger self (58:15) Outro Where to find David: • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Patterson_(computer_scientist) Where to find Ryan: • Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/ • Threads…
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