AMD and Intel align x86 CPU software work for PyTorch
AMD and Intel said on 20 October they will combine x86 CPU optimizations for PyTorch in the open-source oneDNN library. The companies aim to give developers a common software path for AI workloads across AMD and Intel processors.
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AMD is integrating its ZenDNN optimizations into oneDNN and has joined the UXL Foundation as a Steering Member. The companies are also working on future x86 AI Compute Extensions designed to accelerate matrix multiplication.
The announcement says oneDNN is the default open-source library for x86 acceleration within PyTorch. It gives no integration schedule or measured performance gains.
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AMD and Intel align x86 CPU software work for PyTorch
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AMD and Intel align x86 CPU software work for PyTorch
AMD and Intel said on 20 October they will combine x86 CPU optimizations for PyTorch in the open-source oneDNN library. The companies aim to give developers a common software path for AI workloads across AMD and Intel processors.
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AMD and Intel said on 20 October they will combine x86 CPU optimizations for PyTorch in the open-source oneDNN library. The companies aim to give developers a common software path for AI workloads across AMD and Intel processors.
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