The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything

by Matthew Ball

GPUs do not generate generic rendering “power” that can be divided across users in the way a power plant splits electricity across multiple homes, or in the way a CPU server can support input, location, and synchronization data for a hundred players in a battle royale. Instead, GPUs typically operate as a “locked instance” supporting a single player’s rendering. Many companies are working on this problem, but until it’s possible, there’s no inherent efficiency in designing “mega GPUs” akin to large industrial power generators, turbines, or other infrastructure. While power generators are typically more cost-efficient per unit of power as their capacity increases, the reverse is true with GPUs. A GPU that’s twice as powerful as another, in a simplified sense, costs more than twice as much to produce.