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1. Athas+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-08-01 08:04:49
For which applications are AMD GPUs more suited? Last I looked at the available chips, AMD sometimes had higher FLOPS or memory throughput (and generally lower cost), but I don't recall any qualitative advantages. In contrast, just to pick something I care about, NVIDIAs memory and synchronisation model allows operations like prefix sums to be significantly more efficient.
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2. robert+hb[view] [source] 2023-08-01 10:06:16
>>Athas+(OP)
> but I don't recall any qualitative advantages

Like... how you feel when you use them? (-:

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3. anewhn+ee[view] [source] 2023-08-01 10:39:13
>>Athas+(OP)
They may have had an edge on 64-bit performance, which is pretty much useless for deep learning, but can be useful e.g. physics simulations or other natural science applications.
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4. Athas+ig[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-08-01 11:02:58
>>robert+hb
Oh definitely, there's a reason my home GPU is an AMD! The fact that driver troubles are (sort of) a thing of the past is a great win.
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