Sort of, the thing about transistors isn't the efficiency as much as the scalability.
You'd be very hard-pressed to make a modern processor out of vacuum tubes. It would be enormous, tedious to build (couldn't use modern lithography), and also consume tons of power.
Sort of, the thing about transistors isn't the efficiency as much as the scalability.
You'd be very hard-pressed to make a modern processor out of vacuum tubes. It would be enormous, tedious to build (couldn't use modern lithography), and also consume tons of power.