Feature: support Mac M2/M3 GPU
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
Similarly to https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/issues/52 , I would like to be able to use my Mac M3 GPUs to make fastembed run faster.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the related fastembed issue #52 and investigating how the project currently selects its execution backend on macOS. Done means M2/M3 GPU execution is supported and demonstrably makes fastembed run faster, with the relevant behavior covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, python
- Domain
- machine-learning, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100