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Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Why we don't have 128-bit CPUs

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Why we don't have 128-bit CPUs

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Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

We went from 8-bit, to 16-bit, to 32-bit, and ended things at 64-bit. Here's why 128-bit CPUs don't exist.

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32bits is compatible with 64bits, why wouldn’t 128 bits be too?
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  64bit cut out 16bit compatibility. So I’m guessing the fear is that 128 would cut 32.

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