TSX (processor)

TSX (acronym for Theorysonic Superprocessor X) is a highly advanced proprietary hybrid RISC-VLIW architecture developed by the renowned electronics company Theorysonic, headquartered in El Kadsre, designed for TSUG, although Linux kernel would later gain support for the TSX since 5.10. This state-of-the-art processor is specifically designed for use in the professional and gaming arenas, featuring an impressive 16 cores at 6.8Ghz clock rate, 32 GPU cores (which have a maximum floating point (FP64) performance of 32 TFLOPs), 64 Neural Engine cores and 24 FPGA cores, with later iterations including even more cores. Other components include an image signal processor, vision processor unit, a secure cryptoprocessor, PCIe storage controller, a USB4 controller that includes Thunderbolt 4 support, Bluetooth 5.2 support and a Secure Enclave. The TSX has video codec encoding support for HEVC, AV1 and H.264. It has decoding support for HEVC, AV1, H.264, and ProRe. The processor uses 1024-bit or 1-kilobit memory bus on LPDDR5 SDRAM memory. with 1TB/s bandwidth in a 64 GB or 128 GB configuration and 100MB system level cache (SLC). The architecture also supports up to five 12K monitor display over Thunderbolt and six 10K monitor over HDMI 2.1. The GPU part can also be configured as GPGPU. It is the first processor to utilise L4 and L5 cache. Because of this, TheoryDesk and TheoryBook based on TSX are much more powerful than their non-TSX counterparts.

The TSX processor represents a significant technological advancement, achieving maximum efficiency through its innovative architecture. It is ideal for use in demanding computing tasks such as gaming, video editing, and graphic design. It is manufactured in El Kadsre by El TV Kadsre on 4nm node, specifically its hardware wing, Phoenix. With its 32 GPU cores, TSX guarantees an immersive gaming experience with extremely lifelike and detailed visual graphics. Whether working on complex graphic projects or running the latest games, this processor delivers the required power and performance to elevate productivity and entertainment to new heights. Drillimation Studios used TSX version of TSUG for their arcades and anime production since 2021. The TSX is also used for the higher-end version of Theorysonic Swift while keeping it 100% compatible with standard version.

Later Iterations of the TSX such as TSX-2 (released in 2022) include 7.2GHz clock rate, 18 CPU cores, 36 GPU cores of 42TFLPOPS, 72 Neural Engine cores and 28 FPGA cores, TSX-3 is released in 2024 with 7.8GHz clock rate, 20 CPU cores, 38 GPU cores of 50TFLOPS, 84 Neural Engine cores, dual-core cryptoprocessor and 32 FPGA cores.

Performance
The TSX recorded competitive performance and efficiency in popular benchmarks (Geekbench 5, Cinebench R23). It has the most advanced ray tracing system, beating companies like Nvidia and AMD. In addition, it also has AI-accelerated features, sophisiticated software rendering, physics engine matching those of GeForce, advanced AI controller, etc.

The TSX version of TSUG has a hybrid dynamic binary translator/compatibility layer/emulator for x86_64, ARM and RISC-V named Theoryslater, allowing those applications to run on TSX-based TSUG without modification. In fact, non-TSX programs performed up to 300% better under TSX versions of TheoryDesk and TheoryBook than natively on x86_64, ARM and RISC-V with the just-in-time (JIT) translation support, ahead-of-time compilation (AOT), dynamic recomplication and source-to-source translator.

Reception
The TSX as been met with overwhelming positive reception because it is seen as El Kadsre becoming extremely competitive in hardware innovation. It is being branded by critics as the "world's best CPU performance per watt". The TSX also has beat FPGA manufactors like Xilinx.

In popular culture

 * In the fighting game The Drillimation Series: Fight For All and the racing game Driller Engine Grand Prix X, there is a moe anthropomorph of the TSX named TSX-tan, a cute and attractive female character, referencing the platform the arcades are running on. According to her fictional profile, her origins are the El Kadsre-tan family and she is set 100 years in the future. She likes online gaming and supporting others. She is shown to be a professional martial artist. Her personal traits are being an excellent student, and expanding her knowledge on technology. Her manager often worries since she’s a bit spontaneous. She also enjoys cheering on people who are working hard and doing their best. TSX-tan would eventually get her own spin-off arcade games (again running on the processor she is based on), anime, manga and figurines made by Drillimation.