AMD BC-250 and the search for Cheap Compute
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In three linesDeveloper unlocks full 40 CUs on salvaged PS5 GPU boards (AMD BC-250, ~$50-150) by modifying two amdgpu driver registers. Results: 372 tok/s Vulkan (24→40 CUs) and 466 tok/s at 2 GHz. Custom HIP kernel for gfx1013 in progress with +63% perf gain on Q6_K.Read source
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