So? AVX-512 shouldn't exist because it can't be retroactively enabled on older hardware? or because Intel can't say goodbye to Skylake? I don't understand the logic.
> AVX-512, on the other hand, has been moving backwards since Intel has not shipped any consumer-level CPUs with it for years now.
Good thing Intel hasn't shipped a viable consumer-level CPU in years either. What should never have happened is Intel removing AVX-512.
> Steam Hardware Survey
While it's a good source, it's not a definitive source. Four out of five amd64 machines at my place support AVX-512F, but none of them participate in that survey. And the one machine that doesn't have it... I wish it did.
At one point, Intel integrated graphics were literally the most common individual GPU in the Steam Hardware Survey - Intel HD 4000 held the #1 spot until the GTX 970 overtook it in late 2015. Does that mean developers shouldn't have targeted discrete GPUs either, just because most survey participants didn't have the hardware they wanted to target?
> AVX-512, on the other hand, has been moving backwards since Intel has not shipped any consumer-level CPUs with it for years now.
Good thing Intel hasn't shipped a viable consumer-level CPU in years either. What should never have happened is Intel removing AVX-512.
> Steam Hardware Survey
While it's a good source, it's not a definitive source. Four out of five amd64 machines at my place support AVX-512F, but none of them participate in that survey. And the one machine that doesn't have it... I wish it did.
At one point, Intel integrated graphics were literally the most common individual GPU in the Steam Hardware Survey - Intel HD 4000 held the #1 spot until the GTX 970 overtook it in late 2015. Does that mean developers shouldn't have targeted discrete GPUs either, just because most survey participants didn't have the hardware they wanted to target?