Hardware.
In perspective.

Hardware decisions begin with the job a device can actually perform. This collection keeps ASIC specialization, GPU programmability, telemetry, and supported operating limits separate from marketing claims. A shared interface can simplify administration without making unlike machines interchangeable.

Use the ASIC and GPU comparison to define workload compatibility and the measurements you need from each hardware family. Then use the firmware checklist to plan a baseline, confirm an exact device revision, preserve recovery options, and evaluate a limited pilot. Neither guide recommends a current product or claims that a new profile will improve every operation.

The useful output is a decision record: what was tested, under which conditions, using which power boundary, and with what unresolved limitations. Pair these articles with the Operations collection when several people can change device settings, and the Economics collection when an engineering result needs to be translated into an explicitly bounded cost model.