In which types of software is raw computational power the bottleneck?
Things that come to my mind:
- ML/AI
- Games (but only some)
- Scientific simulations
Any other ideas?
Anything that involves solving the Navier-Stokes equations, e.g., weather forecast, hurricane prediction
Optimisation problems (pairing/rostering).
- Video processing
- Ray tracing
- Data mining
- Data compression
- Financial market modeling
- Any kind of large-scale optimization
Games are kinda, but in terms of development it's definitely bound by creativity and art.