SMRTR AIAug 9, 2026Hacker News

The CPU is back: Rethinking the CPU-GPU split for LLM inference

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CPUs are making a comeback in AI infrastructure, driven by agentic AI workloads where tool calls and orchestration account for up to 90% of processing time. Intel's CPU-to-GPU ratio has shifted from 1:8 to nearly 1:1, NVIDIA launched a purpose-built agentic CPU, and Morgan Stanley projects $32.5-$60B in CPU market growth by 2030.

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