Not sure if or what the chance was, but fmax(x, 0) only requires checking the si...

vgatherps on May 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What is an A.I. chip and how does it work?

Not sure if or what the chance was, but fmax(x, 0) only requires checking the sign bit instead of doing a full floating point comparison (putting aside nan handling).

A hypothetical relu instruction could probably get away with much less power and die soace?