prime-rl Adds MXFP8 Support
samsja19 · x · 2026-07-18
Someone has added MXFP8 support to prime-rl, bringing Blackwell's native MXFP8 format into the training stack.
The significance of such updates lies not in the model itself, but in the training infrastructure's adaptation to new numerical formats, which typically impacts training throughput, VRAM usage, and overall efficiency.
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