
efficiency

MSI MEG AI1600T PCIE5 — Titanium-level efficiency, Eye-watering cost
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. MSI (Micro-Star International) has established itself as a major player in the PC component market, with products ranging from motherboards and graphics cards…

This AI paper from DeepSeek-AI Explores How DeepSeek-V3 Delivers High-Performance Language Modeling by Minimizing Hardware Overhead and Maximizing Computational Efficiency
The growth in developing and deploying large language models (LLMs) is closely tied to architectural innovations, large-scale datasets, and hardware improvements. Models like DeepSeek-V3, GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and LLaMA-3 have demonstrated how scaling enhances reasoning and dialogue capabilities. However, as their performance increases, so do computing, memory, and communication bandwidth demands, placing substantial strain…

Feather & Bone founder Shubhangini Prakash on the efficiency of motherhood
The night that Shubhangini Prakash went into labor with her second child was the same night she learned about her acceptance into the prestigious Target accelerator — and it started right away. This meant that the owner of the waterless and nontoxic skincare brand Feather & Bone, the products for which she designs and formulates…

A Coding Implementation on Introduction to Weight Quantization: Key Aspect in Enhancing Efficiency in Deep Learning and LLMs
In today’s deep learning landscape, optimizing models for deployment in resource-constrained environments is more important than ever. Weight quantization addresses this need by reducing the precision of model parameters, typically from 32-bit floating point values to lower bit-width representations, thus yielding smaller models that can run faster on hardware with limited resources. This tutorial introduces…

WD’s Black SN7100 SSD lands as the new power efficiency king
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. The new power efficiency champion is here. WD’s Black SN7100 NVMe SSD sets a new benchmark with its low power consumption, and its…

Optimizing motor control for energy efficiency
In today’s world, motors are ubiquitous, powering everything from household appliances to industrial machinery. The importance of optimizing motor control for energy efficiency cannot be overstated, given that motors account for a significant portion of global energy consumption. This article delves into the structure of motors, the use of variable frequency drives (VFDs), and the…

Open-source revolution: How DeepSeek-R1 challenges OpenAI’s o1 with superior processing, cost efficiency
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI industry is witnessing a seismic shift with the introduction of DeepSeek-R1, a cutting-edge open-source reasoning model developed by the eponymous Chinese startup DeepSeek. Released on January 20, this model is challenging OpenAI’s o1 —…