Here&#x27;s the referenced paper:  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rle.mit.edu&#x2F;eems&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;eyeriss_isscc_2016.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rle.mit.edu&#x2F;eems&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;eyeri...</a><p>The GPU ecosystem is going to be tough to beat (IMHO).  Even if not GPUs are optimal for convolutional nets (CNN), there&#x27;s a lot of wood behind that ecosystem arrow.