Radical New Discovery Could Double The Speed of Existing Computers

[Synchronice]

I know this is not probably the appropriate board to discuss this but where else should have I posted it? Okay, it is what it is.

There is a new discovery in science that can double the speed of existing computers while increasing energy efficiency and decreasing energy consumption. Simultaneous and heterogeneous multithreading (SHMT) takes advantage of the fact that modern technics use more than one gadget for caculation, i.e. computer uses CPU and GPU (multiple parts) to solve problems. SMHT allows for the tasks to run simultaneously across multiple processors and that's where it shines.

This discovery might be interesting for Bitcoin and crypto miners. There is a thing called merged mining and SMHT might make it more profitable.
Here is the link to check news: Groundbreaking discovery might make existing computers twice as fast with no hardware upgrades

[odolvlobo]

This discovery might be interesting for Bitcoin and crypto miners. There is a thing called merged mining and SMHT might make it more profitable.

I'm not sure why you are bringing up merged mining, but in general, improvements to computer processing power and efficiency do not affect overall profitably. They only increase the difficulty.

[HeRetiK]

Sounds like a great step forward! I wonder long it will take in practice to be fully supported. I remember when multithreading first came up it took quite a while for software to start leveraging the advantages, given that it required support on both the OS and the individual application level (iirc).

This discovery might be interesting for Bitcoin and crypto miners. There is a thing called merged mining and SMHT might make it more profitable.
Here is the link to check news: Groundbreaking discovery might make existing computers twice as fast with no hardware upgrades

I don't think this will have any impact on miners though. While SMHT might be able to get more out of existing hardware, it won't be comparable to the gains that ASICs introduced. And GPU miners already make full use of their GPUs.

[ABCbits]

If i understand it right, it's basically about better utilization of CPU, GPU or other computing unit. If so, it won't change mining ecosystem since i expect mining software already utilize CPU, GPU or ASIC at it's best capacity. But it'll probably help application which only use 1 CPU thread.

[Text]

It's too good to be true, while I haven't dug into SHMT myself it sounds like a game-changer in the world of computing, and it's incredible to think its potential could have significant implications for various fields, including cryptocurrency mining. In an age where sustainability and optimizing resource usage are paramount, any technology that can reduce energy consumption while boosting performance is a huge win.

Double the Speed? While a 1.95x improvement is impressive, it falls short of the twice-as-fast claim. It'll be interesting to see how performance scales in real-world applications.

[Pmalek]

It could turn out to be groundbreaking technology for many reasons and use cases, but it's not going to revolutionize Bitcoin mining. ASICs are hundreds and probably thousands of times faster than GPUs. A speed increase of 2x thanks to SHMT won't make much of a difference. I am familiar with the idea of merged mining, but nothing more than that to comment on that part.

It's also going to be interesting to see if SHMT could have a negative impact on the lifespan of computer hardware. Perhaps the increase in speed also shortens the life of the chips.

[ymgve2]

It is a garbage article. You absolutely need new hardware, the tests that show double speed are done with a dedicated AI addon card, as this better article details:

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/multi-threaded-computing-across-multiple-processors-demoed-promises-big-gains-in-ai-performance-and-efficiency

It also requires that software is rewritten to take advantage of the new hardware, and some tasks show little to no gain.

[HeRetiK]

ASICs are hundreds and probably thousands of times faster than GPUs. A speed increase of 2x thanks to SHMT won't make much of a difference.

Try millions

The first generation of ASICs put Bitcoin miners from MH into GH territory. Current miners deal in the hundreds of TH. We've come a long way.

It's also going to be interesting to see if SHMT could have a negative impact on the lifespan of computer hardware. Perhaps the increase in speed also shortens the life of the chips.

Probably not, as this is more about using the existing CPU/GPU (and eventually TPU) cycles more effectively, rather than increasing the speeds at which the chips operate (see the article posted by ymgve2).

[Synchronice]

This discovery might be interesting for Bitcoin and crypto miners. There is a thing called merged mining and SMHT might make it more profitable.

I'm not sure why you are bringing up merged mining, but in general, improvements to computer processing power and efficiency do not affect overall profitably. They only increase the difficulty.

Merged mining allows you to mine more than one currency without compromising on computational performance, am I wrong? So, this new technology allows the tasks to run simultaneously across multiple processors. Not the best parallel but I thought I had to include it.
Actually, you are right, it's only going to increase difficulty but it's always increasing and more powerful miners always bring a better profit.

It's also going to be interesting to see if SHMT could have a negative impact on the lifespan of computer hardware. Perhaps the increase in speed also shortens the life of the chips.

It uses 51% less power, so it shouldn't negatively affect its lifespan. The benefit of SHMT is that it can reduce carbon emission and computer hardware costs.

[ABCbits]

This discovery might be interesting for Bitcoin and crypto miners. There is a thing called merged mining and SMHT might make it more profitable.

I'm not sure why you are bringing up merged mining, but in general, improvements to computer processing power and efficiency do not affect overall profitably. They only increase the difficulty.

Merged mining allows you to mine more than one currency without compromising on computational performance, am I wrong? So, this new technology allows the tasks to run simultaneously across multiple processors. Not the best parallel but I thought I had to include it.
Actually, you are right, it's only going to increase difficulty but it's always increasing and more powerful miners always bring a better profit.

Merged mining doesn't mean you split computational resource into 2 or more coins. The computational resource only goes to one of the coins. For example in BTC+NMC merged mining, you allocate computational resource on primary BTC where BTC miner include hash of NMC blocks on mined BTC block. Of course, the hash of NMC doesn't need to meet difficulty target on NMC network.

[Pmalek]

Try millions

The first generation of ASICs put Bitcoin miners from MH into GH territory. Current miners deal in the hundreds of TH. We've come a long way.

Wow. I didn't know that the difference was so significant. I remember reading some time ago that the difference in calculations between a CPU and GPU lies in several hundreds. Perhaps, that's also now in the thousands. I wrongly assumed that ASICs offered similar mining improvements per unit. Ups 

[mcdouglasx]

The advance that favors mining would be the reduction of electrical consumption, not the speed with which the systems are executed, the difficulty would be adjusted.