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lambdayesterday at 8:06 PM1 replyview on HN

> Only Apple has the unique dynamic allocation though.

What do you mean? On Linux I can dynamically allocate memory between CPU and GPU. Just have to set a few kernel parameters to set the max allowable allocation to the GPU, and set the BIOS to the minimum amount of dedicated graphics memory.


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AzN1337c0d3ryesterday at 8:29 PM

Maybe things have changed but the last time I looked at this, it was only max 96GB to the GPU. And it isn't dynamic in the sense you still have to tweak the kernel parameters, which require a reboot.

Apple has none of this.

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