Accelerating AI with RISC-V ISA

Accelerating AI with RISC-V ISA
by Daniel Nenni on 06-10-2026 at 2:00 pm

DGEMM

Lessons from Hands-On DGEMM Benchmarking

Using cycle-accurate simulation to explore how RISC-V vector extensions accelerate one of computing’s most important workloads

1. Why Vector Performance Matters

While GPUs dominate large-scale model training, CPUs execute a vast amount of matrix math in inference pipelines, data… Read More


RVA23 Ends Speculation’s Monopoly in RISC-V CPUs

RVA23 Ends Speculation’s Monopoly in RISC-V CPUs
by Jonah McLeod on 03-04-2026 at 8:00 am

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RVA23 marks a turning point in how mainstream CPUs are expected to scale performance. By making the RISC-V Vector Extension (RVV) mandatory, it elevates structured, explicit parallelism to the same architectural status as scalar execution. Vectors are no longer optional accelerators bolted onto speculation-heavy cores.… Read More