{
  "id": 441930,
  "title": "Question about training time of baseline models",
  "url": "/competitions/predict-ai-model-runtime/discussion/441930",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-09-20T16:04:53.605408Z",
  "votes": 2,
  "comment_count": 1,
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  "content": "<p>From the paper that describes the dataset, it said that it takes 2-3 days to train the model on a powerful GPU. How can I afford to train the same model when tinkering with the same model on an old laptop? Thank you<br>\n<img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F16790356%2Fd4a57cfdf0649b2bf7ab2f93ff337a38%2Fggg.jpg?generation=1695225886634980&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
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    {
      "id": "2448490",
      "postDate": "09/20/2023 16:04:53",
      "content": "<p>From the paper that describes the dataset, it said that it takes 2-3 days to train the model on a powerful GPU. How can I afford to train the same model when tinkering with the same model on an old laptop? Thank you<br>\n<img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F16790356%2Fd4a57cfdf0649b2bf7ab2f93ff337a38%2Fggg.jpg?generation=1695225886634980&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "From the paper that describes the dataset, it said that it takes 2-3 days to train the model on a powerful GPU. How can I afford to train the same model when tinkering with the same model on an old laptop? Thank you\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F16790356%2Fd4a57cfdf0649b2bf7ab2f93ff337a38%2Fggg.jpg?generation=1695225886634980&alt=media)",
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    {
      "id": "2455962",
      "postDate": "09/25/2023 20:04:50",
      "content": "<p>The reported number is from training <a href=\"https://github.com/kaidic/GST\" target=\"_blank\">the GST model</a> on a GPU. The layout baseline model in <a href=\"https://github.com/google-research-datasets/tpu_graphs\" target=\"_blank\">tpu_graphs repo</a> can be trained on a CPU. Although we haven't trained that model long enough to say how long it takes to converge.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The reported number is from training [the GST model](https://github.com/kaidic/GST) on a GPU. The layout baseline model in [tpu_graphs repo](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/tpu_graphs) can be trained on a CPU. Although we haven't trained that model long enough to say how long it takes to converge.",
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2455962,
      "author_name": "mangpophothilimthana",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/25/2023 20:04:50",
      "content": "<p>The reported number is from training <a href=\"https://github.com/kaidic/GST\" target=\"_blank\">the GST model</a> on a GPU. The layout baseline model in <a href=\"https://github.com/google-research-datasets/tpu_graphs\" target=\"_blank\">tpu_graphs repo</a> can be trained on a CPU. Although we haven't trained that model long enough to say how long it takes to converge.</p>",
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    "2448490": "From the paper that describes the dataset, it said that it takes 2-3 days to train the model on a powerful GPU. How can I afford to train the same model when tinkering with the same model on an old laptop? Thank you\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F16790356%2Fd4a57cfdf0649b2bf7ab2f93ff337a38%2Fggg.jpg?generation=1695225886634980&alt=media)",
    "2455962": "The reported number is from training [the GST model](https://github.com/kaidic/GST) on a GPU. The layout baseline model in [tpu_graphs repo](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/tpu_graphs) can be trained on a CPU. Although we haven't trained that model long enough to say how long it takes to converge."
  },
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}