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Any benefits while using a single GTX 1080 Ti?

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Hi, newbie here. Reading the API, I've noticed that memory and speed improvements come from ZeRO. I also read that ZeRO only works with FP16. I read that GTX 1080 Ti has a very low FP16 throughput and using it is very inefficient. Would Deepspeed provide a significant memory or speed improvement using a single GTX 1080 Ti? I'm using Transformers to model sequential data, moderate sequence length (512-1024) and small batch size (4-6). Thanks.

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The issue names no repository files or tests; start by reading the DeepSpeed ZeRO and FP16 API documentation and reviewing the single-GPU Transformer setup described. Done would require an evidence-based explanation of expected memory and speed benefits for the stated GTX 1080 Ti, sequence lengths, and batch sizes.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning, performance
Issue type
Documentation
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Needs clarification
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