Determinism in Training Costs Single-Digit Percent, Not 10x
gandamu_ml · x · 2026-10-29
A technical discussion on determinism in ML training frameworks: many are frustrated that popular frameworks treated determinism carelessly, letting the "10x slowdown" myth spread. The author cites Duncan Riach's debunk: done properly, determinism costs only a single-digit percent of performance, and the differences stem from algorithmic decisions rather than different circuits.
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