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<p>by an appropriate hardware accelerator, or by a combination of both.</p>

<p>To perform computing tasks more efficiently, generally one can invest time and money in improving the software, improving the hardware, or both. There are various approaches with advantages and disadvantages in terms of decreased <a href="page.php?w=Latency_%28engineering%29">latency</a>, increased <a href="page.php?w=Throughput">throughput</a>, and reduced <a href="page.php?w=Performance_per_watt">energy consumption</a>.</p>

<p>Typical advantages of focusing on software</p><p>
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