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RadeonSI Enables Compute PBO Blits: "Massively Improves Perf In A Number Of Cases"

Phoronix - Tue, 06/25/2024 - 01:59
Related to the work by Mike Blumenkrantz for significantly improving the Mesa glReadPixels performance by more than 100%, the open-source driver developer at Valve has now enabled compute PBO blits within mainline Mesa for the AMD Radeon "RadeonSI" Gallium3D driver...

Llamafile 0.8.7 Brings Fixes, Better ARM Performance & Preps For New Server

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 23:11
Llamafile has been one of the better new initiatives out of Mozilla in recent years. Llamafile makes it easy to conveniently distribute and run large language models as a single file while supporting both CPU and GPU execution and all-around making AI LLMs much more approachable for end-users. Out today is Llamafile 0.8.7 with more performance optimizations and new features...

Intel P-State Patches Further Tune Linux For Better Scheduling On Hybrid CPUs

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 22:00
A new set of patches are currently being tested for improving task scheduling and in turn performance for modern Intel Core hybrid processors. With the patch also mentioning systems that are hybrid but without SMT, this looks like it may be some early tuning as well for upcoming Intel Lunar Lake processors that lack Hyper Threading...

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