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Compute-bound workload

What does “Compute-bound workload” mean?

Compute-bound workload: A workload limited mainly by how fast arithmetic operations can be performed.

Compute-bound workload visual guide: A workload limited mainly by how fast arithmetic operations can be performed.
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What is an example of “Compute-bound workload”?

A large matrix multiply spends most of its time using available compute units.

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GPUTermTPUTermNPUTermMemory bandwidthTermMemory-bound workloadTerm

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