Non-ML GPGPU uses also have frameworks/libraries which provide primitives which run on the back of already highly optimized kernels.

Only for the some use cases. Many of us don’t.

Outside of novel research what field doesn’t have this? Not challenging your assertion just curious.

	▲	adastra22 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Novel research. That in itself is a large “field.” Lots of people in academia and industry exploring new use cases and developing new libraries.