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Apple's MLX adding CUDA support

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548 points nsagent | 3 comments | 14 Jul 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lukev ◴[15 Jul 25 02:18 UTC] No.44567263[source]▶
So to make sure I understand, this would mean:

1. Programs built against MLX -> Can take advantage of CUDA-enabled chips

but not:

2. CUDA programs -> Can now run on Apple Silicon.

Because the #2 would be a copyright violation (specifically with respect to NVidia's famous moat).

Is this correct?

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1. tho234j2344 ◴[15 Jul 25 05:23 UTC] No.44568060[source]▶
I don't think #2 is really true - AMDs HIP is doing this exact thing after giving up on OpenCL way back in ~'17/'18.
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2. NekkoDroid ◴[15 Jul 25 05:34 UTC] No.44568122[source]▶
I haven't looked into it, but doesn't HIP need everything to be recompiled against it? To my understanding it was mostly a source code translation effectivly.
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3. pjmlp ◴[15 Jul 25 06:44 UTC] No.44568527[source]▶
For CUDA C++, not CUDA the ecosystem.