22 years later, in 2007, Ranger, at 504 teraFLOPS, is a mere 8 doublings beyond the Cray 2, at a price of $60M.
Edited: And then, in 2008, Roadrunner, with a top speed of 1700 teraflops, a mere tripling in one year.
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Where you measure from matters a lot.
Er, that’s less than 2 doublings.
In half the expected time for 1 doubling.
Edited: And then, in 2008, Roadrunner, with a top speed of 1700 teraflops, a mere tripling in one year.
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Where you measure from matters a lot.
Er, that’s less than 2 doublings.
In half the expected time for 1 doubling.