On: Caffe2 adds 16 bit floating point training support on the NVIDIA Volta platform

[DaiPlusPlus]

I like the term "GPGPU" (General-Purpose Graphics Processing Unit) as it's at least explicit about its general-usefulness.

[intoverflow2 → DaiPlusPlus]

It's the exact opposite of general purpose though, it's several specific purposes.

[kajecounterhack → intoverflow2]

No, it's several specific purposes that heavily use the provided general primitives. There's nothing stopping more things from using it, which makes it general.

You don't call your PC a specific purpose computer just because all you do is use google chrome.

[function_seven → DaiPlusPlus]

Eh, that seems like it’s intended for general purpose graphics (i.e. 2D business applications vs “special purpose” 3D, gaming, VR, etc.)

[roel_v → function_seven]

No. For many years now, gpgpu has meant 'using gpu's for non-graphics calculations'.

[function_seven → roel_v]

Understood. I’m just commenting on the name in a vacuum. If it’s supposed to mean use for non-graphics calculations, it’s confusing to have “graphics” in the name.