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		p1esk 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PCIe 8.0 announced by the PCI-Sig will double thro... GPUs completely dominate the cost of a server, so a GPU upgrade typically means new servers.

BobbyTables2 35 days ago [–]

Agree - newer GPU likely will need faster PCIe speeds too.

Kinda like RAM - almost useless in terms of “upgrade” if one waits a few years. (Seems like DDR4 didn’t last long!)

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