gpu-unlock
by Zagitta
This tool unlocks the FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000-series cards, doubling the speed of certain operations.
- Stars
- 9.3k +1060 a day, est.
- Licence
- Unclear
- Runs on
- A small server, with a GPU
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- C
- Age
- 8 days
What you can do with it
- Double the speed of FP/BF16 FMA operations
- Improve matrix-heavy work performance
- Unlock the full potential of your Nvidia 3000-series card
Ways a business could use it
- Increase the efficiency of matrix operations in data processing
- Enhance the performance of AI models training on Nvidia 3000-series cards
Can you use it commercially?
No standard licence detected. Read the licence before using it commercially.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install via `make install` and add `gpu_unlock.targets=all` to your kernel command line
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- abandoned
- unclear licence
Who's talking about it
- GPU-unlock: FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000's cards Hacker News, 346 points
Checked 26 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.