Spectral Compute raises $6M to fix CUDA and eliminate the ‘Nvidia tax’ on AI applications

A small British software startup called Spectral Compute Ltd. believes it has what it takes to break Nvidia Corp.’s ...
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Best GPU for AI & Deep Learning in 2025

Overview: The proper GPU accelerates AI workloads, neural network training, and complex computations.Look for high CUDA core ...

Nvidia's Quiet Move Into Quantum Computing Could Reshape the Next Frontier of AI

Quantum computing is still years away, but Nvidia just built the bridge that will bring it closer -- a quiet integration of ...

This startup is creating a tool to break Nvidia's chip lock-in. Read the pitch deck Spectral Compute used to raise $6 million.

Spectral Compute is aiming to lower the barriers for companies migrating programs to other types of chips by making existing ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between CUDA and ROCm for GPGPU Apps?

Graphics processing units (GPUs) are traditionally designed to handle graphics computational tasks, such as image and video processing and rendering, 2D and 3D graphics, vectoring, and more.
Ars Technica

Can Metal beat CUDA? (General purpose GPU compute on Mac)

We all know CUDA is currently king of the hill when it comes to GPGPU & ML in particular, and that CUDA is an NVIDIA product limited to NVIDIA hardware, and that Apple & NVIDIA “don’t get along” i.e.
Seeking Alpha

AMD: Making A CUDA Killer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is working to disrupt Nvidia Corporation's dominance in the GPU market by developing an open-source alternative to CUDA. The Q4 2023 earnings report showed strong growth ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU leaks: 24064 CUDA cores, 96GB GDDR7, nearly a new TITAN GPU

TL;DR: NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU series will debut at GTC 2025, featuring the GB202 GPU with 24064 CUDA cores, 96GB of GDDR7 memory, and a 600W TDP. It includes 752 Tensor Cores, ...