After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 241 Spatial Graphics Card - Moore's Thread Cube Series 009
Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is howling, and the world is a vast expanse of white...

When Zhang Jian went on stage, on America's side, Nvidia's Jensen Huang instantly thought of a few words, and a crow cawed overhead, making him look much more desolate.

"What's coming will always come!" They had held many meetings before, so they had at least anticipated this outcome, if not prepared for it in advance.

"However, I heard that this time, their graphics cards and CPUs are still using the traditional methods." Huang Renxun still held a sliver of hope, which was why he insisted on sitting in front of the screen.

At this moment, Zhang Jian slowly walked onto the stage with a big smile on his face. His first words were: "I am truly humbled. Yes, I am truly humbled to be invited to this stage to announce our new graphics card."

"Some people might ask, what are you afraid of? I'm afraid that our team will ruin such a powerful tool as Xiaosha. I think by now, almost everyone should have a clear understanding: all the chips we are releasing today outperform any previous brand's chips of the same type."

"But how was this thing made? Yes, you can guess: it was made by Xiao Sha!"

Explaining specifications and layout design to users is pointless and few people understand it anyway. So, Zhang Jian simply said, "Tell me your needs, and Xiao Sha can design a finished product for you directly."

"So, who wouldn't feel apprehensive? If we can't do something on this basis, then what is the meaning of our existence?"

Zhang Jian's words were not just casual remarks. While he was talking about himself, he was actually referring to the main figures who followed up at today's press conference, who genuinely hadn't done anything.

He only needed to define the specifications and functions; the rest of the work, including design, testing, and manufacturing, was handled by Xiao Sha.

They were originally using Xiao Sha's stuff to boast about how we were ahead of Intel and AMD.

But now, the main men all lowered their heads, not out of shame, but because they knew that this was by no means Zhang Jian's intention.

……

"So, have you made any new discoveries about how AI and humans can collaborate?" He Qiang's mind is truly exceptional; no one in his position is simple, and he immediately saw the crux of the problem.

"Isn't this a contradiction?" He Qiang said. "If you type too much on a computer, you'll forget how to write words when you pick up a pen. If you use AI assistance too much, the impact on your own abilities will be immeasurable, right?"

"Actually, I think many people have misconceptions. Let's look at it from two aspects: First, will using powerful AI too much affect one's own abilities and skills?"
"If you just lie down, it will definitely have an impact. But if you do anything else besides just lying down, it will be beneficial and harmless."

"To put it another way, we all use mobile phones and computers now and rarely write by hand anymore, but has it actually affected people's lives? People always say, what would we do without AI? Why doesn't anyone ask, what would we do without mobile phones and computers?"
"Once something exists, it exists. There's no question of what to do if it disappears; asking that is pointless. As for the other questions, just look at the answers today: the practices of Mr. Zhang's team at Moore Threads and other chip design companies today—that's the answer."

"No Huawei?" He Qiang asked with a smile.

“Huawei, that’s another tier.” Hao Cheng shook his head: “Baiju Technology is leading the third, fourth and fifth tiers forward, as for the second tier, let it run on its own. That’s what we both think.”

"Hmm." He Qiang nodded calmly. This choice was actually a kind of wisdom. It was rare for Hao Cheng to have such insight at such a young age.

After a moment of feigned humility, Zhang Jian abruptly changed his tone, becoming domineering, and asked in one sentence: "Has anyone ever seen such a small flagship graphics card running at full power?"

As he said this, Zhang Jian raised one hand, and the camera gave a close-up, showing him holding the corner of the graphics card, which looked roughly like a folded bi-fold wallet.

This size is significantly smaller than even the lowest-end graphics cards currently on the market.

Especially flagship-level graphics cards, which are often 20 to 30 centimeters long and have three large fans for cooling, have become the norm.

Even power rating in wattage has become a standard for performance release; the higher the wattage, the higher the power.

But is there an absolute relationship between these two things?
It's not that the relationship is insignificant, but rather that if they weren't from the same manufacturer, there would be absolutely no connection.

A higher wattage rating, besides consuming more electricity, doesn't necessarily provide better performance; that's a question mark.

Don't believe me? Take a look—

"Damn it, don't tell me passive cooling is all you need for this thing?" Expectations were already high enough, and Zhang Jian even mentioned it was a flagship graphics card, so its performance was definitely top-notch. But, it doesn't even need a cooling fan? Passive cooling is enough? What kind of manufacturing process is involved?

"This thing is encapsulated like a PLC, so what's the difference between active and passive?"

"Compatibility is temporary. Once the number of devices in use increases, incompatibility can be discontinued! More importantly, if passive cooling can truly meet the performance demands of flagship phones, it means that laptop graphics cards don't need to be downgraded at all. Even mobile phone GPUs could be made to be as powerful as gaming GPUs!"

"Focus on technological innovation, folks! Stop discussing your crappy game!"

At this moment, the design concept of this graphics card was displayed on the large screen behind Zhang Jian: close integration and zero-distance interaction!
"The theory of in-memory computing chips was not proposed by Moore's Threads, nor even by White Horse Technology. This theory has existed for a long time. However, we are the first to create a commercially viable, cutting-edge product."

"In the traditional way of dealing with computing power-related issues, data is exchanged between storage and arithmetic logic units at a speed of at least GB/s, and this exchange consumes a lot of resources and energy all the time."

"This is especially true when we are performing 3D and spatial calculations. Therefore, graphics cards have also introduced large L1 and L2 cache specifications."

"And how big is this? Let me tell you now. Take Nvidia's latest top-of-the-line flagship RTX 5090 as an example: its L1 cache is about 22 MB."

"Yes, 22, the unit is MB." In the end, it couldn't escape being dragged out for comparison, and it was the latest flagship that had only been released a few months ago.

"And the L2 cache? 96MB!" Zhang Jian continued, "For graphics processing capabilities, especially for processing based on light and environment, and for 3D processing capabilities, caching is quite important."

"So why is graphics card cache still measured in megabytes? Because of cost. The price of cache now, for example, one megabyte of L1 cache costs more than 100 RMB."

"But look, here's how we solved this problem."

The image on the big screen seemed somewhat familiar to everyone, but for a moment they couldn't quite place where they had seen it before.

"Just now, just now! That picture Xiao Sha released!" Someone recognized it and shouted, "Homologous chips!"

“Yes, that’s right!” Zhang Jian didn’t deny it and said directly, “There is a gap between it and silicon-carbon fusion semiconductor chips. Ours is not three-dimensional or fully three-dimensional either. However, it is indeed the same Youth SE version as ‘Number One’. Although it is a bit more youthful, the concept is the same.”

"Haha!" Hao Cheng laughed when he heard it, especially the youthful version:

"However, the concept is indeed the same. It's just that if 'Number One' is a fully three-dimensional chip, then this one has fixed streamlines in the vertical direction, which is considered 2.5 dimensions."

Hao Cheng explained the situation to the people here, while Zhang Jian, who was on site, said in a close-up, "The technique is like this, but what about the effect? ​​Let's use the 5090 to do a comparison on site."

Zhang Jian's comparison project was also very simple: rendering the effect of waves on the sea surface under strong winds.

Is the RTX 5090 any good?

That depends on who you're comparing yourself to.

Every detail is rendered perfectly; even the way the bottle drifting on the distant beach sways with the ripples of the sea is vividly captured.

It can even reach a very shocking level.

"Do you think the RTX 5090's rendering capabilities are strong?" Zhang Jian would never belittle NVIDIA, whether as its former employer or its current competitor; in fact, its capabilities are very strong.

But it's even more interesting to be stronger than strong: "So, remember the feeling from just now, and now let's look at our Rubik's Cube 005." The same scene, the same picture, the same beach, the same mineral water bottle.

The rendering capabilities of the Rubik's Cube K5.

"Wow!" How can one describe it? Many people's eyes were already wide open. The scene seemed similar, but the refreshing feeling, like having a nose full of mint, made everyone gasp.

High definition? Detailed clarity? Breathtaking?

That depends on who you're comparing yourself to!

Each one alone is incredibly impressive.

However, when you compare them side by side, the difference becomes very obvious.

"The RTX 4090 looks too plasticky and the animation is too clunky. It's true that you don't know the harm without comparison!" When the screen was cut in half and the content was played at the same time, everyone could see that these two were not in the same league.

The visuals of the Magic Cube K5 are so stunning, it's like a live 4K ultra-high-definition camera shooting at 120 frames per second. Even on a 2D projection screen, it feels like seawater is rushing to your head.

That's not all. This isn't a pre-rendered video; it's a temporarily rendered image. The frame rate barely fluctuates at this level of image quality, which is the most alarming aspect.

"This is our first mid-range product in the Rubik's Cube series: 005."

"What?" The person with sharp ears immediately sensed something amiss: "A mid-range product? Or a high-end product? Could it really be what I'm imagining?"

"Yes, now let's take a look at our flagship product of this generation: the Rubik's Cube 009."

Zhang Jian flicked his hand, giving off a grand feeling, and the PPT page turned a page: "This time we won't look for comparisons, because there really aren't any graphics cards on the market with the same capabilities."

In short, it exudes dominance – there are currently no graphics cards on the market with this capability!
"I'm getting more and more excited. No matter how powerful Baiju Technology's No. 1 is, we can't buy it right now. At this stage, it's mainly used for Xiaosha's training and reasoning. But Moore Technology's is a gaming graphics card. I want to see just how powerful their 009 really is!"

The promotional video is playing, and a group of people are sitting around a table.

"ready or Not?"

"Ready!"

"Check it again!"

"All right!"

……

Goodness, those who know, are going to experience the effects of the Moore Thread Cube 009 graphics card in a bit, but those who don't might think they're going to war.

"Boss, stop talking. I wasn't nervous at all, but you've made me nervous by checking it over and over again. What exactly is this thing?" Sun Yuhan, one of the team members, asked.

"See this bump on your boss's head? He bumped it during his first experience."

"Huh? What the hell!" Sun Yuhan asked suspiciously.

"So, when you go inside, whatever you see, don't panic. There's no problem. I guarantee your safety. Got it?"

"No, what exactly is in the room?" The more the eldest brother said this, the more nervous Sun Yuhan became.

"You'll see when you go in!"

"Okay, go ahead, push the door open!" Sun Yuhan stood up and walked towards a door on the side. His slow and hesitant manner was quite comical, making his colleagues on the side nervous.

Even some people at the press conference were on edge, their eyes fixed on the door.

"I'm open!" After finally reaching the door, Sun Yuhan turned around to confirm.

"Open it! What are you dawdling for? Where are you?" The boss rushed over in three strides, flung open the door, and in a flash, pushed Sun Yuhan inside!
"what!"

"Dangdang!"

There was a scream, followed by the sound of his head hitting the wall with a loud thud. He groaned and groaned, then scrambled out of the room.

"What? What's in that room?" The audience at the scene and the users in the live broadcast room started scratching their heads, but they could probably guess that it was a very realistic scene simulation, the ability of Rubik's Cube 009.

"Old...old..."

"A tiger! There's a tiger locked up in the room!" After a while, Sun Yuhan's heart was still pounding, and he was panting heavily. "Its jaws were wide open!"

At this point, he completely understood that the tiger was just a 4D scene rendered.

However, it's really realistic. As soon as I went in, I saw a tiger roaring with its blood-red mouth wide open. My mind went completely blank, and I only had one thought left: run!
My adrenaline surged, and my mind went completely blank except for the thought of escaping!

Even now that he understands everything, he is still filled with lingering fear.

Only those who have experienced death can truly face it. Only those who have escaped the jaws of a tiger know what it feels like to be targeted by a starving tiger.

And now, Sun Yuhan has this feeling.

"Alright, now that we know it's a video, let's go again!" the boss instructed Sun Yuhan.

"Are you still going?"

"Ok!"

Sun Yuhan strode towards the door, but just as he was about to open it, his hand trembled. Recalling the scene from just now, the feeling of palpitation returned, and he hurriedly took two or three steps back: "Boss, are you sure that's not real?"

The scene ends abruptly.

The audience, however, was quite curious. Just how realistic was this thing? Even after analyzing that it was a projected image, it was still like this? Were they even a little nervous? Was it really that real?
Zhang Jian then spoke up: "If you're interested, you're welcome to visit room 18-6A during the exhibition. We've already set it up there. Go and experience what it's like to have the ultimate scene calculation in three-dimensional spatial coordinates."

"Go and see its shape, expression, movements, and eyes. Believe me, you will never forget it. So, this is the capability of the Cube 009 spatial graphics card. Of course, its capabilities cannot be fully realized on ordinary monitors; it requires a sealed room and related 3D display equipment. It's a true 3D representation of real space!"

"Okay, that's all. As for the specific applications of the product, such as whether I can install a set in my bedroom, the price, and the total cost of the whole set, we will reveal all at the exhibition."

"That concludes my introduction for today." Zhang Jian waved and stepped off the stage, handing it over to Shazhou, who was acting as the guest host.

(End of this chapter)