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		ReptileMan on Jan 27, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nvidia’s $589B DeepSeek rout Yes but it will also mean that people wouldn't need cutting edge NVIDIA chips - it will be able to run on older node chips. Or from different manufacturers. So NVIDIA wouldn't be able to command the margins they do now. It may be great news for VRAM manufacturers tough.

WithinReason on Jan 27, 2025 [–]

They only need cutting edge to be competitive, and that will be true independently of efficiency. That's the point.

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