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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: 0.811s | 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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quitit ◴[15 Jul 25 02:39 UTC] No.44567355[source]▶
It's 1.

It means that a developer can use their relatively low-powered Apple device (with UMA) to develop for deployment on nvidia's relatively high-powered systems.

That's nice to have for a range of reasons.

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_zoltan_ ◴[15 Jul 25 06:47 UTC] No.44568550[source]▶
"relatively high powered"? there's nothing faster out there.
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1. MangoToupe ◴[15 Jul 25 07:12 UTC] No.44568716[source]▶
Is this true per watt?
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2. spookie ◴[15 Jul 25 08:07 UTC] No.44569017[source]▶
It doesn't matter for a lot of applications. But fair, for a big part of them it is either essential or a nice to have. But completely off the point if we are waging fastest compute no matter what.
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3. johnboiles ◴[15 Jul 25 13:12 UTC] No.44570777[source]▶
...fastest compute no matter watt