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Apple's MLX adding CUDA support

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548 points nsagent | 1 comments | 14 Jul 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.218s | 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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karmakaze ◴[15 Jul 25 13:45 UTC] No.44571119[source]▶
It would be great for Apple if enough developers took this path and Apple could later release datacenter GPUs that support MLX without CUDA.
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1. nightski ◴[15 Jul 25 18:01 UTC] No.44574044[source]▶
It's the other way around. If Apple released data center GPUs then developers might take that path. Apple has shown time and again they don't care for developers, so it's on them.