Trying (And Failing) To Use GPUs with the Compute Module 4

The Raspberry Pi platform grows more capable and powerful with each iteration. With that said, they’re still not the go-to for high powered computing, and their external interfaces are limited for reasons of cost and scope. Despite this, people like [Jeff Geerling] strive to push the platform to its limits …read more

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AWS launches its next-gen GPU instances

AWS today announced the launch of its newest GPU-equipped instances. Dubbed P4, these new instances are launching a decade after AWS launched its first set of Cluster GPU instances. This new generation is powered by Intel Cascade Lake processors and eight of NVIDIA’s A100 Tensor Core GPUs. These instances, AWS promises, offer up to 2.5x […] Continue reading AWS launches its next-gen GPU instances

NVIDIA Patches Critical Bug in High-Performance Servers

NVIDIA said a high-severity information-disclosure bug impacting its DGX A100 server line wouldn’t be patched until early 2021. Continue reading NVIDIA Patches Critical Bug in High-Performance Servers

Nvidia Warns Gamers of Severe GeForce Experience Flaws

Versions of Nvidia GeForce Experience for Windows prior to 3.20.5.70 are affected by a high-severity bug that could enable code execution, denial of service and more. Continue reading Nvidia Warns Gamers of Severe GeForce Experience Flaws

Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30 GPUs crunch up to 8K resolution at 60 fps

This year is a big one for new generations of gaming tech. Not only are both Microsoft and Sony gearing up to launch new consoles, but Nvidia has now revealed its latest generation of GPUs with the GeForce RTX 30 series, the beefiest of which can play … Continue reading Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30 GPUs crunch up to 8K resolution at 60 fps

Finding The Random Seed of Minecraft’s Title Screen

Minecraft is a game about exploring procedure-generated worlds. Each world is generated from a particular “seed” value, and sharing this seed value allows others to generate the same world in their own game. Recently, the distributed computing project Minecraft@Home set about trying to find the seed value of the world …read more

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A Dead Macbook GPU Shouldn’t Stop You, With This BGA Soldering Hack

On some 2011 Macbook Pro models, there is a tendency for the Radeon GPU to fail. This should mean game over for the computer, but surprisingly salvation is offered by its having not one but two GPUs on board. The Intel processor also has a GPU, and Apple use a …read more

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Help Us Throw More Cycles at the Coronavirus Problem

The Hackaday community has answered the call and put their computers put to work folding proteins found in the coronavirus. Team_Hack-a-Day ranks #44 in the world so far this month, and I’ve seen us rank as high as #19 on 24-hour leaderboards.

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