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1. DeepSeek's R1 uses relatively little computing power

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 03:38 PM

Jun 21

because the designers had a limited number of GPUs to work with. R1 can be run a Mac Studio Ultra with few limitations. If the Mac Studio had more memory (1Tb) it could run the entire model.

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