CPUs and GPUs have powered decades of computing from desktop applications to large-scale enterprise systems
CPUs are optimised for sequential tasks, ideal for logic-heavy operations and operating systems. GPUs, with thousands of smaller cores, are better at handling parallel operations like rendering and machine learning inference
However, both have limits
Modern AI workloads require massive parallelism and scalability that centralised infrastructure often struggles to provide due to cost, energy demands, and hardware limitations
This is where distributed computing enters
By aggregating underutilised compute, from gaming GPUs to idle enterprise resources, distributed systems offer a scalable, cost-effective, and energy-aware alternative to traditional cloud computing
It’s not just more compute, it’s smarter, decentralised, and future-proof