Tenstorrent QuietBox tested: A high-performance RISC-V AI workstation trapped in a software blackhole

Tenstorrent probably isn't the first name that springs to mind when it comes to AI infrastructure. But unlike the litany of AI chip startups vying for VC funding and a slice of Nvidia's pie, Tenstorrent's chips actually exist outside the lab. If you're feeling a little non-conformist and want to color outside the lines, …

[trevorde]

Fine but can it run Crysis?

[Dizzy Dwarf]

Can it run Doom?

[RAMChYLD]

It's RISC-V

If you enjoy playing your Doom through a remote X Window, then yes it can run Doom. Probably more instances of Doom than you can shake a stick at too.

[Anonymous Coward]

No but would hope it has a copy of Zork/Lander on it. That's the only game I remember from the Risc machines of old

[Anonymous Coward]

Every BBC Micro had to include Grannies Garden and that teletext simulator thing. Every Archimedes had to have Lander/The Crystal Maze. It was the law (maybe).

Meanwhile, Windows got lumped with Minesweeper.

Look how miserable America is now! I'd suggest that the world would be a very different place if they'd grown up playing Grannies Garden/The Crystal Maze.

[druck]

Zork/Lander? You mean Zarch?

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks for a useful article.

This is a very nice review that shows gives some indication of what the 'Quietbox' can do and the potential further down ther line.

I would be interested in how Tenstorrent takes onboard your comments and improves the final shipping version.

For what it is $12k does not seem too dear BUT there is too much unused potential as it stands !!!

Worth keeping an eye on in my opinion.

:)

[DJV]

I wonder...

...how many of those I will find under the Christmas tree this year...

At $12k each, probably slightly less than one!

[fromxyzzy]

It's not an SGI O2, but workstations are back on the menu.