Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Note

In this documentation, AMD Quark is sometimes referred to simply as “Quark” for ease of reference. When you encounter the term “Quark” without the “AMD” prefix, it specifically refers to the AMD Quark quantizer unless otherwise stated. Please do not confuse it with other products or technologies that share the name “Quark.”

AMD Quark for Pytorch

Environment Issues

Known Issue: Windows CPU mode does not support fp16.

Because of an existing PyTorch issue, Windows CPU mode cannot perfectly support fp16.

C++ Compilation Issues

Known Issue: Stuck in the compilation phase for a long time (over ten minutes), and terminal shows:

[QUARK-INFO]: Configuration checking start.
[QUARK-INFO]: C++ kernel build directory [cache folder path]/torch_extensions/py39...

Solution:

Delete the cache folder [cache folder path]/torch_extensions and run AMD Quark again.