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Hopper is the name of the GPU architecture, and Grace is the name of the CPU. Combining them in a device gets you a "Grace Hopper" superchip.

(And yes, I'd guess the codenames where chosen back in the day with an eye towards combining them in the same device.)



There's one funny exception to the rule of Nvidia naming their GPU architectures after just the surname of a famous scientist - they always refer to the "Ada Lovelace" architecture using her full name, presumably to avoid association with the other famous Lovelace.


I think it would be interesting to compare this with the Apple BHA. Although in this case, Admiral Hopper's family would have to take up the fight.




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