AI发展推动硬件革新,本文解析加速AI的主流架构与未来趋势。
The Role of Advanced Computer Architectures in Accelerating Artificial Intelligence Workloads
- 对比GPU、ASIC、FPGA设计原理与性能权衡
- 揭示数据流优化、稀疏性、量化等核心高效机制
- 适合关注AI硬件加速与系统设计的研究者
人工智能的飞速发展与计算机体系结构的变革密不可分。随着深度神经网络(DNN)日益复杂,其庞大的计算需求已使传统架构达到极限。本文系统综述了支撑现代AI工作负载的体系结构演进,分析了主流架构——图形处理器(GPUs)、专用集成电路(ASICs)和现场可编程门阵列(FPGAs)的设计理念、关键特性及性能权衡。文章深入探讨了提升性能与能效的核心原则,包括数据流优化、先进内存层次结构、稀疏性与量化技术。同时展望了存内计算(PIM)与类脑计算等新兴技术对未来的潜在影响。通过整合行业标准基准的量化性能数据,本综述全面呈现了AI加速器的发展图景。结论指出,人工智能与计算机架构已形成共生关系,软硬件协同设计不再只是优化手段,而是未来计算发展的必然要求。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The remarkable progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is foundation-ally linked to a concurrent revolution in computer architecture. As AI models, particularly Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), have grown in complexity, their massive computational demands have pushed traditional architectures to their limits. This paper provides a structured review of this co-evolution, analyzing the architectural landscape designed to accelerate modern AI workloads. We explore the dominant architectural paradigms Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), Appli-cation-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), and Field-Programmable Gate Ar-rays (FPGAs) by breaking down their design philosophies, key features, and per-formance trade-offs. The core principles essential for performance and energy efficiency, including dataflow optimization, advanced memory hierarchies, spar-sity, and quantization, are analyzed. Furthermore, this paper looks ahead to emerging technologies such as Processing-in-Memory (PIM) and neuromorphic computing, which may redefine future computation. By synthesizing architec-tural principles with quantitative performance data from industry-standard benchmarks, this survey presents a comprehensive picture of the AI accelerator landscape. We conclude that AI and computer architecture are in a symbiotic relationship, where hardware-software co-design is no longer an optimization but a necessity for future progress in computing.
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