“Scarcity is the mother of invention” …looks like optimisation is back on the menu boys, something the Americans have forgotten whether for games, softwares, apps etc.

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    13 days ago

    Yes, exactly… For another example, the DeepSeek team developed their own replacement to CUDA with PTX (Parallel Thread Execution) a lower-level assembly-like language that allows for more granular optimisations of GPU performance offering 10X efficiency improvement recently as GPU sanctions were levied on China. This innovative approach not only challenges the dominance of CUDA in the AI landscape but also opens up new possibilities for optimizing GPU performance in various applications and this is what missing not only from those relying on Nvidia but its competitors whether AMD or Apple that prefers to have its own proprietary solutions.

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      17 days ago

      Nvidia developed PTX, DeepSeek leveraged it to do some load balancing work they couldn’t do in CUDA. They still also use CUDA.

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        I am aware and hence the word optimisation (instead of simply pouring money by hardware).

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          16 days ago

          Your original comment was wrong on several counts and this one… just says nothing. I’m not sure what you’re trying to say even.

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            *Developed their own replacement using PTX to gain granular control over CUDA and hence the emphasis with optimisation as a user so all software, app, game and likewise developers take this practice into consideration again.

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      DeepSeek team developed their own replacement to CUDA called PTX (Parallel Thread Execution) a lower-level assembly-like language that allows for more granular optimisations of GPU performance offering 10X efficiency improvement recently as GPU sanctions were levied on China

      No they didn’t. NVIDIA created PTX