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How to run BF16 LoRA fine-tuning faster on a GeForce card with GPU Unlock

Unlock full tensor rate before a long LoRA or full fine-tune so training hours drop.

Short answer: Check your card is in the Supported GPUs table; then install the module and add gpu_unlock.targets=all to the kernel command line; Reboot and confirm the unlock is active before starting training. All steps.

system-change. Kernel level change; laptops only stay unlocked if the dedicated GPU is never fully powered off.

Who it is forA hobbyist or researcher fine-tuning models in BF16 on a single consumer GPU.

The problemTraining runs on GeForce take far longer than the hardware could manage because of the tensor cap.

The outcomeThe README reports 25 to 50 percent faster LoRA and full fine-tuning in BF16 on supported cards.

What you need first

  • Linux (Windows is not supported; the README points to a third party port)
  • An Ampere RTX 30 card (stable) or an Ada RTX 40 or Turing RTX 20 card (experimental); RTX 50 is not supported
  • Root access to install a kernel module and edit the kernel command line

Steps

  1. Check your card is in the Supported GPUs table
  2. Install the module and add gpu_unlock.targets=all to the kernel command line
  3. Reboot and confirm the unlock is active before starting training
  4. Time a short training run before and after and post your numbers in the repo's compatibility reports if you like

Prompt for your agent

Help me use Zagitta/gpu-unlock before a BF16 LoRA run on my <card>: confirm my card is supported, install it, and write a short timing script to compare steps per second before and after.

Caveat. This card is written from the Zagitta/gpu-unlock README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Linux. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.

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