Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs
by andy_ppp on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @08:09PM
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Moving target, honestly just get PyTorch working fully (loads of stuff just doesn’t work on AMD hardware) and also make it work on all graphics cards from a certain generation. The matrix of support needed GFX cards, architectures and software together is quite astounding but still yes that should have at least that working and equivalent custom kernels.
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Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs
by colordrops on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @12:34AM
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That would be a great start.
Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs
by spacebanana7 on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @05:34AM
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The headline that PyTorch has full compatibility on all AMD GPUs would increase their stock by > $50 billion overnight. They should do it even if it takes 500 engineers and 2 years.
Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs
by DonThomasitos on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @07:07AM
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Does anybody really understand why this hasn‘t been done? I know about ongoing efforts but is it really THAT difficult?
Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs
by andy_ppp on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @01:36PM
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You know it’s probably a combination of things but mostly that AMD do not have a capable software team… probably not the individuals but the managers likely don’t have a clue.
Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs
by touisteur on Thursday February 19, 2026 @01:08PM
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Aaaaaaand torch is not a simple easy target. You don't just want support but high-performance optimized support on a pretty-complex moving target... maybe better/easier than CUDA but not that much it seems.