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Mar 21

NVIDIA Unveils Large Language Model Chip

  • NVIDIA H100 NVL for Large Language Model Deployment has 94 gigabytes of accompanying memory and is tailored to handle "inference" tasks on so-called large language models, the natural language programs of which ChatGPT is an example. 
  • The second chip is the L4 for AI Video, which the company says "can deliver 120x more AI-powered video performance than CPUs, combined with 99% better energy efficiency."
Read More at zdnet.com
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Mar 14

Microsoft Shows How It Combines Azure With NVIDIA Chips To Make AI Supercomputers

  • Microsoft has announced a new AI virtual machine that used upgraded GPUs from NVIDIA.
  • The new ND H100 v5 VM from Microsoft use NVIDIA's H100 GPUs, an upgrade from the previous A100 GPUs.
  • This is in addition to Microsoft's previously announced ChatGPT in Azure OpenAI Service, which lets third parties access the chatbot tech through Azure
Read More at neowin.net
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Mar 10

Nvidia May Be Putting An End To RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards

  • In a surprising twist, Nvidia’s RTX 30-series Founders Edition graphics cards are no longer available for sale. You can still buy cards made by Nvidia’s partners, but not the official FE versions prepared by Nvidia itself.
  • While the company’s focus has been solely on the RTX 40 series lately, the RTX 30 cards are still some of the best GPUs. 
Read More at digitaltrends.com
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Mar 07

NVIDIA acknowledges CPU usage spikes in GeForce driver 531.18

  • Nvidia updated its list of known issues for GeForce driver 531.18 to acknowledge user reports of high CPU usage after exiting games.
  • Developers are working on a hotfix, which will arrive on Tuesday.
  • Those who need an immediate solution and don't want to mess with internal files should reboot their PCs after exiting a game or roll back to an earlier driver until the hotfix arrives.
Read More at techspot.com
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Mar 06

Nvidia Driver Bug Increases CPU Usage

  • Nvidia's latest driver, version 531.18, appears to have a bug that causes high CPU usage after exiting games.
  • However, the company admits that the problem exists, so expect Nvidia to issue a hotfix or a new driver version that fixes the annoying bug. 
  • As it turns out, Nvidia's Display Container Service causes 10% - 15% higher CPU usage after a game is closed, which can be observed in Windows Task Manager.
Read More at tomshardware.com