*memory is so much slower than the CPU* Yes and no. Memory has high *latency*, b... | Hacker News

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		cperciva on Nov 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Base64 encoding and decoding at almost the speed o... memory is so much slower than the CPU Yes and no. Memory has high latency, but memory bandwidth has stayed far more in line with CPU performance.

MaxBarraclough on Nov 6, 2019 [–]

See also GDDR VRAM, which further trades off latency for higher bandwidth.

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