TensorFlow
A library for numerical computation using data flow graphs, enabling the creation and deployment of machine learning models
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| + | High-Level APIs | Simplifies model training and iteration with high-level APIs like Keras. |
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| + | Distributed Training | Supports distributed training across multiple machines, improving scalability. |
| + | Pre-trained Models | Access pre-trained models from TensorFlow Hub and the Model Garden for various tasks. |
| + | Deployment Flexibility | Deploy models on servers, edge devices, browsers, mobile, and even microcontrollers. |
| + | Visualization | TensorBoard helps in monitoring and analyzing model performance, making it easier to experiment with machine learning models. |
| + | Automatic Differentiation | Automatically computes gradients, a critical step in training neural networks |
| + | Eager Execution | Allows for immediate execution of code and visualization of results, enabling rapid prototyping and debugging |
| + | Modularity | Offers modular design and flexibility, allowing users to build custom models and adapt them to specific tasks. |
| + | Efficient GPU/CPU Computing | Write code once and execute it seamlessly on both GPU and CPU architectures. |
| + | Data Validation and Transformation | Provides tools to preprocess, validate, and transform large datasets. |
| + | Deep Neural Networks | Excels in training deep neural networks for tasks like image recognition and word embedding. |
| + | Word Embedding | Create meaningful representations of words using its embedding layers. |
| + | Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) | Supports RNNs for sequence-based tasks. |
| - | Speed | It is slower compared to its competing frameworks. |
| - | GPU support | Only supports NVIDIA GPUs and Python for GPU programming. |
| - | Architectural limitation | Its TPU architecture allows only execution of models and doesn’t allow its training |
| - | Inconsistent | A single name is used for various different purposes which makes it difficult for a user to remember and use |
System Requirements
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| TensorRT to improve latency and throughput for inference. |
| 4 | NVIDIA® GPU card with CUDA® Compute Capability 3.5 or higher |
Alternatives
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Deep Learning
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Massive Online Analysis Apache Mahout Apache Spark Apache MXNet Apache SystemDS Eclipse Deeplearning4j MALLET mlpack OpenCV Orange PyTorch scikit-learn The Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit Torch Weka Yooreeka
Artificial Intelligence
Accord.NET AForge.NET Eclipse Deeplearning4j OpenCog The Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit
Deep Learning
Apache MXNet Apache SystemDS Caffe Eclipse Deeplearning4j OpenNN PyTorch The Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit Torch Weka
Notes
- TensorFlow, the TensorFlow logo and any related marks are trademarks of Google Inc.