9 Did you know there is currently a video card shortage? Did you know that video cards are instrumental in creating deep fakes? Think about that. Everything we are seeing could be fake. (www.thegamer.com) posted 29 days ago by sumthinrandom +10 / -1 13 comments share 13 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (13) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 7 ▼ – conservativefrank 7 points 29 days ago +7 / -0 The shortage is due to cards, actually the chips, used to mine crypto. permalink save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – sumthinrandom [S] 0 points 29 days ago +2 / -2 If you read the article I linked it has a different reason. It says Nvidia says they aren't receiving enough chips. There are a few different stories out there. Are any of them true? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 6 ▼ – B4S3D-P4TR10T 6 points 29 days ago +6 / -0 Its mostly because of crypto mining permalink save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – sumthinrandom [S] 0 points 29 days ago +2 / -2 I'm betting that's the cover story. That sounds much better than AMD and Nvidia selling all their cards to a few people. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – B4S3D-P4TR10T 2 points 29 days ago +2 / -0 Thats exactly what they are doing. China controls like 68% of bitcoin mining permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – buckfoomers 1 point 29 days ago +2 / -1 Why would they buy relatively crappy consumer-level cards when they have fucking supercomputers? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ -1 ▼ – sumthinrandom [S] -1 points 29 days ago +1 / -2 Super computers aren't good at regular tasks that you would do on a PC. They are designed for AI and more highly complex mathematical problems. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – buckfoomers 0 points 29 days ago +1 / -1 In other words, the kinds of calculations you need for deepfakes? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – sumthinrandom [S] 1 point 29 days ago +1 / -0 Video encoding uses stream processing. Super computers are absolutely awful at stream processing. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – buckfoomers 1 point 29 days ago +1 / -0 Deepfakes require a lot more than just processing a video. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – farfiman 1 point 29 days ago +1 / -0 "They" do not need GPU's to make deepfakes- they have access to all the might of Hollywood studio systems. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – McPickle 1 point 29 days ago +3 / -2 Sure, everything could be made out of cotton candy. Even your mom's cock. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – sumthinrandom [S] 2 points 29 days ago +2 / -0 Using the word cock in your statement has convinced me of your intelligence. I will no longer doubt what comes out of the mainstream media. permalink parent save report block reply
The shortage is due to cards, actually the chips, used to mine crypto.
If you read the article I linked it has a different reason. It says Nvidia says they aren't receiving enough chips. There are a few different stories out there. Are any of them true?
Its mostly because of crypto mining
I'm betting that's the cover story. That sounds much better than AMD and Nvidia selling all their cards to a few people.
Thats exactly what they are doing. China controls like 68% of bitcoin mining
Why would they buy relatively crappy consumer-level cards when they have fucking supercomputers?
Super computers aren't good at regular tasks that you would do on a PC. They are designed for AI and more highly complex mathematical problems.
In other words, the kinds of calculations you need for deepfakes?
Video encoding uses stream processing. Super computers are absolutely awful at stream processing.
Deepfakes require a lot more than just processing a video.
"They" do not need GPU's to make deepfakes- they have access to all the might of Hollywood studio systems.
Sure, everything could be made out of cotton candy. Even your mom's cock.
Using the word cock in your statement has convinced me of your intelligence. I will no longer doubt what comes out of the mainstream media.